Emergency-release blood transfusions after postpartum hemorrhage at the Intermountain Healthcare hospitals.
Whitley N HulseTimothy M BahrDavid S MorrisDouglas S RichardsSarah J IlstrupRobert D ChristensenPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
Emergency transfusion for postpartum hemorrhage occurred after 1/2500 births. Most women received less FFP and platelets than recommended for traumatic hemorrhage. A potentially better practice for postpartum hemorrhage would be a balanced ratio of blood products, transfusion of low-titer, group O, cold-stored, whole blood, or inclusion in a MTP.