Prehospital Blood Product Resuscitation for Trauma: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Administration of high ratios of plasma to packed red blood cells is a routine practice for in-hospital trauma resuscitation. Military and civilian emergency teams are increasingly carrying prehospital blood products (PHBP) for trauma resuscitation. This study systematically reviewed the clinical literature to determine the extent to which the available evidence supports this practice.

Methods

Bibliographic databases and other sources were searched to July 2015 using keywords and index terms related to the intervention, setting, and condition. Standard systematic review methodology aimed at minimizing bias was used for study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment (protocol registration

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SUBMITTER: Smith IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4933578 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature