Red blood cell transfusion and mortality in trauma patients: risk-stratified analysis of an observational study

Background Haemorrhage is a common cause of death in trauma patients. Although transfusions are extensively used in the care of bleeding trauma patients, there is uncertainty about the balance of risks and benefits and how this balance depends on the baseline risk of death. Our objective was to eval...

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Main Authors: Perel, P, Clayton, T, Altman, D, Croft, P, Douglas, I, Hemingway, H, Hingorani, A, Morley, K, Riley, R, Timmis, A, Van Der Windt, D, Roberts, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014