Pre-hospital blood products and calcium replacement protocols in UK critical care services: A survey of current practice.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the United Kingdom, prehospital blood products are increasingly carried for the early resuscitation of hypovolaemia in patients who are shocked or in cardiac arrest. There is an association between hypocalcaemia and mortality in trauma patients, but no current national guidelines on the timing or dose of calcium replacement exist. The objective of this study was to establish the availability of prehospital blood products, and the current calcium replacement protocols used by UK prehospital services.

Methods

A cross sectional survey of all UK air ambulances and additional prehospital critical care organisations was conducted in April-May 2022 via an on-line questionnaire. The survey asked 11 questions about availability of prehospital blood products, calcium r

SUBMITTER: Leech C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9364118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature