Journal article
Survival after ultramassive transfusion: a review of 1360 cases
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Information about patient survival after transfusion of multiple blood volumes is limited, and most reports have focused on trauma patients.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Retrospective study of blood use and survival at 11 hospitals in six nations between 2009 and 2013. Ultramassive transfusion (UMT) was defined as transfusion of 20 or more red blood cell (RBC) units over the course of any 2 consecutive calendar days.
Authors
Dzik WS; Ziman A; Cohen C; Pai M; Lozano M; Kaufman RM; Delaney M; Selleng K; Murphy MF; Hervig T
Journal
Transfusion, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 558–563
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2016
DOI
10.1111/trf.13370
ISSN
0041-1132