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Intraoperative blood transfusions in burn patients

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Donated blood is a valuable and limited resource. Excision of burn wounds often leads to significant blood loss requiring transfusion. Accurately estimating blood loss is difficult, so examining the amount… Click to show full abstract

Donated blood is a valuable and limited resource. Excision of burn wounds often leads to significant blood loss requiring transfusion. Accurately estimating blood loss is difficult, so examining the amount of blood products given intraoperatively is a clinically relevant way to measure utilization of this valuable resource. In this study, we examined the factors that influenced the amount of blood given intraoperatively during burn wound excisions.

Keywords: transfusions burn; intraoperative blood; blood transfusions; blood; burn patients

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2021

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