The Journal of TRAUMA Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
J Trauma. 2009;66:S69 ?S76.
The authors of this article examined the possibility that warm fresh whole blood (WFWB) transfusion would be associated with improved survival in patients with traumatic injuries compared with those transfused only stored component therapy (CT). They retrospectively looked at US Military combat casualty patients transfused >1 unit of red blood cells (RBCs), and compared two groups of patients:
The primary outcomes measured were 24-hour and 30-day survival. Of 354 patients analyzed there were 100 in the WFWB and 254 in the CT group. Patients in both groups had similar severity of injury.