Blood lactate after pre-hospital blood transfusion for major trauma by helicopter emergency medical services.
Biswadev MitraCarly S TalaricoAlexander OlaussenDavid AndersonBenjamin N MeadleyPublished 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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