Prehospital blood transfusion-experience from a specialized prehospital response vehicle-a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study evaluates the use and clinical implications of prehospital packed red blood cells administered by a specialized physician-staffed Medical Intervention Car in a German emergency medical service system capable of advanced interventions such as thoracotomy and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all prehospital patients treated with at least one unit of packed red blood cells (pRBC) by the MIC team between August 2019 and September 2024. In the trauma cohort, we compared characteristics and interventions between those who were admitted to the hospital and those for whom resuscitation was commenced on scene. For in-hospital comparisons, patients were grouped into two categories: those who contin

SUBMITTER: Weilbacher F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12434092 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature