Proactive Use of Plasma and Platelets in Massive Transfusion in Trauma: The Long Road to Acceptance and a Lesson in Evidence-Based Medicine

Anesth Analg. 2016 Dec;123(6):1618-1622. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001579.

Authors

Anthony M-H Ho¹, Glenio B Mizubuti, Peter W Dion

Affiliation

¹ From *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; and †Formerly Department of Anaesthesia, Niagara Health Services, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 27870744
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001579

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Medicine*
Exsanguination / diagnosis
Exsanguination / mortality
Exsanguination / therapy*
Humans
Plasma*
Platelet Transfusion* / adverse effects
Platelet Transfusion* / mortality
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis
Wounds and Injuries / mortality
Wounds and Injuries / therapy*