The SWiFT trial (Study of Whole Blood in Frontline Trauma)—the clinical and cost effectiveness of pre-hospital whole blood versus standard care in patients with life-threatening traumatic haemorrhage: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

The SWiFT trial (Study of Whole Blood in Frontline Trauma)—the clinical and cost effectiveness of pre-hospital whole blood versus standard care in patients with life-threatening traumatic haemorrhage: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Early blood transfusion improves survival in patients with life-threatening bleeding, but the optimal transfusion strategy in the pre-hospital setting has yet to be established. Although there is some evidence of benefit with the use of whole blood, there have been no randomised...

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Main Authors: Jason E. Smith, Ed B. G. Barnard, Charlie Brown-O’Sullivan, Rebecca Cardigan, Jane Davies, Annie Hawton, Emma Laing, Joanne Lucas, Richard Lyon, Gavin D. Perkins, Laura Smith, Simon J. Stanworth, Anne Weaver, Tom Woolley, Laura Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Emergency medicine
Major trauma
Major haemorrhage
Transfusion
Pre-hospital
Whole blood
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07711-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07711-4

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