Use of Dried Plasma in Prehospital and Austere Environments
Anthony E. Pusateri, Wilbur W. Malloy, Diana Sauer, Avi Benov, Jason B. Corley, Sanjeev Rambharose, Lee Wallis, Michael M. Tiller, Sylvain Cardin, Elon Glassberg, Richard B. Weiskopf
Abstract
In Brief More than 1,000,000 units of lyophilized plasma have been used in France, Germany, and South Africa. Recently, numerous other countries have adopted lyophilized plasma for patients with severe bleeding in prehospital and austere settings.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEmergency medicineIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyMEDLINEEmergency medical servicesAnesthesiaResuscitationPlasma concentrationSurgeryTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesBlood donation and transfusion practices