Risk factors for massive transfusion in obstetrical hemorrhage and consideration of a whole blood program.

John C Myers Maxwell A Braverman Angelo V CiaragliaRahaf AlkhatebLauran BarryZachary BrookeJeffrey ChangHanzhang WangRafael ElenesByron HepburnKayla IrelandRachelle JonasJeremy NelsonSantiago PedrazaJun SongSusannah NicholsonBrian EastridgeRonald StewartLeslie GreebonElly XenakisDonald Jenkins

Published in: Transfusion (2023)

Patients over 35 years and those with abnormal placentation are at increased risk of requiring MT. With a time to delivery of 2 days, potential MT patients can be identified early, and with a 94% rate of RhD-positive+, they are eligible to receive low-titer O whole blood (LTOWB) providing hemostatic resuscitation with reduced donor exposure.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cardiac arrest
patient reported outcomes