Fresh whole blood use by forward surgical teams in <scp>A</scp>fghanistan is associated with improved survival compared to component therapy without platelets

Abstract

The use of FWB in austere combat environments appears to be safe and is independently associated with improved survival to discharge when compared with resuscitation with RBCs and FFP alone. Mortality was similar for patients transfused uncrossmatched Type O compared with ABO type-specific FWB in an austere setting.