Indicators of early transfusion in paediatric trauma: a retrospective analysis of 11,849 cases from the TraumaRegister DGU^®.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transfusion of red blood cell (RBC) concentrates represents an emerging approach in paediatric trauma management, even in the prehospital period. Nevertheless, distinctive parameters for predicting the need for transfusion in children are still lacking. This study aimed to identify indicators for early in-hospital RBC transfusions that are primarily accessible either in the prehospital or in the early in-hospital setting in a large paediatric trauma cohort.

Methods

This study comprised a retrospective analysis of the German TraumaRegister DGU^®. It included children and adolescents aged 1 to 16 years from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland over a 15-year period. Contingency tables were used to identify risk factors, which were then assessed through mu

SUBMITTER: Schneider NRE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12676769 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature