Pro-Con Debate: Prehospital Blood Transfusion-Should It Be Adopted for Civilian Trauma?

Roman Dudaryk; Catherine Heim; Kurt Ruetzler; Evan G. Pivalizza

doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005747

Pro-Con Debate: Prehospital Blood Transfusion-Should It Be Adopted for Civilian Trauma?

Roman Dudaryk, Catherine Heim, Kurt Ruetzler, Evan G. Pivalizza

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Exsanguination is the leading cause of death in severely injured patients; nevertheless, prehospital blood transfusion (PHT) remains a controversial topic. Here, we review the pros and cons of PHT, which is now routine in treatment of military trauma patients in the civilian setting. While PHT may improve survival in those who suffer blunt injury or require prolonged transport from the site of injury, PHT for civilian trauma generally is not supported by high-quality evidence. This article was originally presented as a pro-con debate at the 2020 meeting of the European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	678-682
Number of pages	5
Journal	Anesthesia and analgesia
Volume	134
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005747
State	Published - Apr 1 2022
Externally published	Yes

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