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Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock A Randomized Clinical Trial

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6714462/

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2884

Prehospital tranexamic acid is associated with a survival benefit without an increase in complications: Results of two harmonized randomized clinical trials

https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2024/11000/prehospital_tranexamic_acid_is_associated_with_a.6.aspx

DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004315

hemorrhagic shock classes, shock index, and ABC score

Let's go over the updated EAST practice management guidelines regarding the use of whole blood in trauma patients.

The article is available at https://www.east.org/education-resources/practice-management-guidelines/details/whole-blood-resuscitation-for-injured-patients-requiring-transfusion-a-systematic-review-metaanalysi#h0

DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004327

I review “Updated guidelines to reduce venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: a Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm,” which was published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery in June 2020.

Open access article found here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7587238/

DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002830