The epidemiology of overtransfusion of red cells in trauma resuscitation patients in the context of a mature massive transfusion protocol.
Timothy CowanNatasha WeaverAlexander WhitfieldLiam BellAmanda SebastianStephen HurleyKate L KingAngela FischerZsolt Janos BaloghPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)
More than a quarter of patients in our cohort were potentially given more blood products than required without obvious clinical consequences. There were no clinically relevant associations with overtransfusion.