A fresh frozen plasma (FFP) to red blood cell (RBC) transfusion ratio above 1 is associated with decreased in-hospital mortality in patients with severe blunt trauma. A ceiling effect may be observed ...

In light of these concepts, current massive transfusion protocols incorporate hemostasis-directed resuscitation, or the pre-emptive administration of blood coagulation products along with packed red ...

Platelet transfusion thresholds in according bleeding risk and the presence of bleeding. WHO = World Health Organization. “In practice, we see all too often [that] prophylactic transfusion of ...

Aims: To describe the transfusion requirements in children following major trauma. Methods: We retrospectively analysed the local paediatric trauma database of all children following trauma call ...