Open AccessBlood transfusion therapy for traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest
Author(s) -
Yoshihiro Moriwaki,
Mitsugi Sugiyama,
Yoshio Terada,
Masayuki Iwashita,
Takayuki Kosuge,
Hiroshi Toyoda,
Shinju Arata,
Noriyuki Suzuki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.106323
Subject(s) - return of spontaneous circulation , medicine , retrospective cohort study , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , survival rate , anesthesia , life saving , mortality rate , blood transfusion , emergency medicine , surgery , resuscitation , medical emergency
Blood transfusion therapy (BTT), which represents transplantation of living cells, poses several risks. Although BTT is necessary for trauma victims with hemorrhagic shock, it may be futile for patients with blunt traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest (BT-CPA).