Cristina Alomar-Dominguez, Johannes Bösch, Dietmar Fries
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this article is to provide a structural and practical analysis of the currently available data concerning prehospital transfusion of allogeneic blood products in cases of trauma and severe bleeding. RECENT FINDINGS: Prehospital transfusion of allogeneic blood products is a very early intervention, which may offer the potential to improve outcome, but that also comes with challenges including resource allocation, blood product storage, logistics, patient selection, legal and ethical considerations, adverse effects, and costs...
February 3, 2024: Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology