Association of Prehospital Blood Product Transfusion During Medical Evacuation of Combat Casualties in Afghanistan With Acute and 30-Day Survival | Zendy

Stacy Shackelford | Zendy; Deborah J. del Junco | Zendy; Nicole Powell-Dunford | Zendy; Edward L. Mazuchowski | Zendy; Jeffrey T. Howard | Zendy; Russ S Kotwal | Zendy; Jennifer M. Gurney | Zendy; Frank K. Butler | Zendy; Kirby R. Gross | Zendy; Zsolt T. Stockinger | Zendy

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Association of Prehospital Blood Product Transfusion During Medical Evacuation of Combat Casualties in Afghanistan With Acute and 30-Day Survival

Author(s) -

Stacy Shackelford,

Deborah J. del Junco,

Nicole Powell-Dunford,

Edward L. Mazuchowski,

Jeffrey T. Howard,

Russ S Kotwal,

Jennifer M. Gurney,

Frank K. Butler,

Kirby R. Gross,

Zsolt T. Stockinger

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

jama

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688

H-Index - 680

eISSN - 1538-3598

pISSN - 0098-7484

DOI - 10.1001/jama.2017.15097

Subject(s) - medicine , blood product , blood transfusion , medical emergency , emergency medicine , emergency medical services , intensive care medicine , surgery

Prehospital blood product transfusion in trauma care remains controversial due to poor-quality evidence and cost. Sequential expansion of blood transfusion capability after 2012 to deployed military medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) units enabled a concurrent cohort study to focus on the timing as well as the location of the initial transfusion.

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