The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

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. Case: A […] The post SGEM386: Blood on Blood – Massive Transfusion Protocols in Older Trauma Patients first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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AAEM RSA

APRIL 1, 2021

2,3 Here we examine some of the evidence behind the various components of MTPs, specifically calcium and factor VIIa, and the ratios in which the main products of red blood cells, plasma, and platelets should be administered. Holcomb JB, Tilley BC, Baraniuk S, et al. Cornelius B, Ferrell E, Kilgore P, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The first was the suggestion to use balanced crystalloid fluids, such as lactated ringers or plasma-lyte, instead of normal saline. References Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W, et al. Piccioni A, Saviano A, Cicchinelli S, et al. Proadrenomedullin in Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Role in the Emergency Department.

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EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

Institutional protocols should be utilized, keeping in mind that either whole blood or a 1:1:1 ratio of packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma are optimal. Glick Y, Knipe H, Hacking C, et al. Coccolini F, Stahel PF, Montori G, et al. World J Emerg Surg. Incagnoli P, Puidupin A, Ausset S, et al.

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