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Traumatic brain injury and resuscitation with blood products: what should we do?
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PMID:  21867569     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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ABSTRACT: The study by Dr Peiniger and colleagues in a recent issue of Critical Care indicates that transfusion strategies using an early and more balanced ratio between fresh frozen plasma and red blood cell transfusions provide a survival benefit in patients with acute traumatic coagulopathy requiring massive transfusion within the first 24 hours of hospitalization. However, this topic has never been explored in depth in patients with concomitant severe traumatic brain injury. While the study is retrospective and certainly not a substitute for a well-designed prospective trial, the authors nonetheless should be commended for addressing this issue with their current work. Currently, the optimum fluid resuscitation paradigm for patients with both severe traumatic brain injury and other injuries requiring significant volume resuscitation is not clear.
Authors:
Bryan C Oh; John B Holcomb
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Publication Detail:
Type:  EDITORIAL     Date:  2011-7-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care (London, England)     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1466-609X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-8-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9801902     Medline TA:  Crit Care     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  172     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Center for Translational Injury Research, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. John.Holcomb@uth.tmc.edu.
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