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Area of Science:

  • Trauma care
  • Transfusion medicine
  • Emergency medicine

Background:

  • Hemorrhage causes nearly 50% of early trauma deaths.
  • Damage control resuscitation (DCR) improves survival by rapidly addressing coagulopathy.
  • DCR often necessitates ABO-incompatible plasma transfusions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the implementation of group A thawed plasma (TP) into DCR protocols.
  • To evaluate the outcomes of using group A TP in trauma patients.

Main Methods:

  • Transitioned from universal donor (AB) plasma to group A thawed plasma (TP) for DCR.
  • Collected and analyzed outcome data for trauma patients receiving group A TP.

Main Results:

  • Group A thawed plasma (TP) was successfully implemented into DCR protocols.
  • Outcome data analysis demonstrated the efficacy of group A TP in trauma resuscitation.

Conclusions:

  • Group A thawed plasma (TP) can be effectively utilized in DCR protocols.
  • This strategy addresses plasma supply limitations while supporting trauma resuscitation efforts.