About our Guest: 

Dr. Philip C. Spinella is a professor in the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine and the Director of the Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He also co-founded the THOR network for trauma and hemostasis research, and has as been involved with multiple nationally-funded research programs.

References:

Use of whole blood in pediatric trauma: a narrative review - PubMed (nih.gov)

Fresh whole blood transfusions in coalition military, foreign national, and enemy combatant patients during Operation Iraqi Freedom at a U.S. combat support hospital - PubMed (nih.gov)

Consensus Recommendations for RBC Transfusion Practice in Critically Ill Children From the Pediatric Critical Care Transfusion and Anemia Expertise Initiative - PubMed (nih.gov)

Whole Blood Transfusion - PubMed (nih.gov)

Pediatric traumatic hemorrhagic shock consensus conference recommendations - PubMed (nih.gov)

Early Cold Stored Platelet Transfusion Following Severe Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial - PubMed (nih.gov)

Precision Platelet Transfusion Medicine is Needed to Improve Outcomes - PubMed (nih.gov)

Just chill—it's worth it! (wiley.com)

Citation: Spinella P, Hodges Z, Shanklin A. From the Battlefield to the Bedside: The Past, Present, and Future of Blood Product Resuscitation. PedsCrit. Online Podcast. 02/2025. https://www.pedscrit.com/from-the-battlefield-to-the-bedside-the-past-present-and-future-of-blood-product-resuscitation-wi/ 

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