Platelet transfusion increases risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome in non-massively transfused blunt trauma patients.
George KasotakisNichole StarrErek NelsonBedabrata SarkarPeter Ashley BurkeDaniel George RemickRonald Gary Tompkinsnull nullPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2018)
Pre-emptive platelet transfusion should be avoided in non-massively transfused blunt injury victims in the absence of true or functional thrombocytopenia, as it increases risk for ARDS with no survival benefit.