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Data Café Insights: Whole Blood and PRBC Usage

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Pulling data from the world’s largest de-identified medical database, the Index’s insights reflect over 968,538 hospital records from 596 hospital systems that took place between January 1 st and December 31 st of 2022. Balance resuscitation strategy, often in a 1:1:1 ratio of PRBCs with fresh frozen plasma and platelets.

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Core EM

source: “Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)”, 2022 , National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e. 2022 Feb 19;11(4):1103.

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Guideline Update: Acute Lower GI Bleeding

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For patients on VKAs to prevent stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who require reversal, 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) is preferred to fresh frozen plasma (FFP) because of the rapidity of INR reduction (Conditional recommendation, very low-quality evidence). Epub 2022 Sep 21. Am J Gastroenterol.

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SGEM386: Blood on Blood – Massive Transfusion Protocols in Older Trauma Patients

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: December 16th, 2022 Reference: Hohle et al. AEM December 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Date: December 16th, 2022 Reference: Hohle et al. Massive Blood Transfusion Following Older Adult Trauma: the Effect of Blood Ratios on Mortality.

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Recognition and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

ACEP Now

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) with fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is the first-line treatment, by simultaneously supplying fresh ADAMTS13 and removing anti-ADAMTS13 autoantibodies. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing ;2022. Thus, early management is essential for patient outcomes. 1 Dr. Am J Obstet Gynecol.