Blood lactate after pre-hospital blood transfusion for major trauma by helicopter emergency medical services.

Biswadev Mitra Carly S Talarico Alexander OlaussenDavid AndersonBenjamin N Meadley

Published in: Vox sanguinis (2024)

After excluding patients with early deaths, a quarter of those who had prehospital RBC transfusion had no further transfusion in hospital. Venous blood lactate appears to provide value in identifying such patients. Lactate levels after pre-hospital transfusion could be used as a biomarker for transfusion requirement after trauma.

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