Prehospital transfusion of allogeneic blood products
Cristina Alomar-Dominguez1, Johannes Bösch, Dietmar Fries
1Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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. Potential benefits including improved stability and reduction in coagulopathy and blood loss have not yet been clearly demonstrated.
Summary:
The questionable efficacy and challenges in clinical practice may outweigh the potential benefits of prehospital allogeneic transfusion.
More Related Videos
05:23Continuous Manual Exchange Transfusion for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: An Efficient Method to Avoid Iron Overload
Published on: March 14, 2017
11:31Antigens Protected Functional Red Blood Cells By The Membrane Grafting Of Compact Hyperbranched Polyglycerols
Published on: January 2, 2013
Related Concept Videos
Blood Transfusion and Agglutination
History
The history of blood transfusion dates back to the 17th century, when early attempts were made in animals. In 1818 James Blundell, a British doctor, performed the first successful human blood transfusion. Later in 1900, Karl...
Blood Transfusion
Blood Transfusion Overview
A blood transfusion is a medical procedure used to replace blood lost due to injury, surgery, or to treat conditions such as anemia or cancer. During a transfusion, donor blood is...
Bone Marrow Sampling and Transplants
The transplant begins with high doses of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which aim to destroy...
Rh Blood Group
Tissue Transplantation
The Biology of Tissue Transplantation
The biology of tissue transplantation hinges on the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules. These molecules...
The ABO Blood Group
Antigens in the ABO Blood Group System
Antigens are substances that can trigger an immune response, leading to the production of antibodies. In the ABO blood group system,...
