EMDocs

JUNE 22, 2024

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EMS 96

EMS Ambulance FFP ICU 96

Emergency Medicine Ireland

OCTOBER 28, 2020

TTP is a lovely ICU diagnosis. TTP is a lovely ICU diagnosis. Theoretically giving them FFP while waiting on PLEX seems like it might be sensible but in reality probably does nothing when the autoantibodies are still around. Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast.

Critical Care 40

Critical Care Plasma FFP ICU 40

REBEL EM

JUNE 26, 2023

Severe acute traumatic coagulopathy = PT >1.5 to 3.33; P = 0.72 NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT Also no difference in individual components given Thromboembolic Events: 4F-PCC: 35% Placebo: 24% Absolute Diff: 11%; 95% CI 1 to 21% Relative Risk 1.48; 95% CI 1.04 to 2.10; P = 0.03 Severe acute traumatic coagulopathy = PT >1.5 to 3.33; P = 0.72

FFP 132

FFP Frozen Plasma ALS Plasma 132

REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A meta-analysis of fifteen RCTs comparing blood product transfusion rates of cardiothoracic and surgery patients found significantly lower transfusion rates of FFP in TEG/ROTEM guided group compared to traditional tests, with no difference in survival rates (Fahrendorff 2017). Significant coagulopathy: INR > 1.8

FFP 52

FFP E-9-1-1 ICU ALS 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

They found NO difference in drain failure rates ( 11% pigtail vs 13% chest tube P=0.74), total daily volume drained or length of ICU stay between groups. a) A balanced ratio of 1:1:1 (platelets: FFP: packed red cells) The PROPPR trial showed us that balanced ratios are important. And blood comes out. Quite quickly.

E-9-1-1 139

E-9-1-1 FFP Plasma Emergency Department 139