Korean J Anesthesiol.
2017 Dec;70(6):626-632. 10.4097/kjae.2017.70.6.626.
Comparison of the impact of applications of Targeted Transfusion Protocol and Massive Transfusion Protocol in trauma patients
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- 1Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
- 2Department of General Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- 4Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- 5Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Dalfardibeh@gmail.com
- 6Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- 7Institute of Anesthesiology, University and University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- KMID: 2395672
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2017.70.6.626
Abstract
- BACKGROUND
The current study assessed a recently developed resuscitation protocol for bleeding trauma patients called the Targeted Transfusion Protocol (TTP) and compared its results with those of the standard Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP).
METHODS
Per capita utilization of blood products such as packed red blood cells (RBCs), fresh frozen plasma (FFP), and platelet concentrates was compared along with mortality rates during two 6-month periods, one in 2011 (when the standard MTP was followed) and another in 2014 (when the TTP was used). In the TTP, patients were categorized into three groups based on the presence of head injuries, long bone fractures, or penetrating injuries involving the trunk, extremities, or neck who were resuscitated according to separate algorithms. All cases had experienced motor vehicle accidents and had injury severity scores over 16.
RESULTS
No statistically significant differences were observed between the study groups at hospital admission. Per capita utilization of RBC (4.76 ± 0.92 vs. 3.37 ± 0.55; P = 0.037), FFP (3.71 ± 1.00 vs. 2.40 ± 0.52; P = 0.025), and platelet concentrate (1.18 ± 0.30 vs. 0.55 ± 0.18; P = 0.006) blood products were significantly lower in the TTP epoch. Mortality rates were similar between the two study periods (P = 0.74).
CONCLUSIONS
Introduction of the TTP reduced the requirements for RBCs, FFP, and platelet concentrates in severely injured trauma patients.
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