TRANSFUSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WAR INJURED: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
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- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 68 (2) , 221-223
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/68.2.221
Abstract
The quantity of blood required in the total surgical care of 4470 war injured patients in four hospitals was 44.9 units for every 100 patients admitted (u/cp). Patients evacuated to hospital in less than 6h from wounding required 59.8 u/cp; patients admitted as a result of antipersonnel mines required 103.2 u/cp. Patients with burns potentially require most blood. Whether these figures permit prediction of transfusion requirements for future conflicts is discussed.Keywords
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