Fresh whole blood transfusion capability for Special Operations Forces
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Fresh whole blood transfusion capability for Special Operations Forces.
Fresh whole blood (FWB) transfusion is an option for providing volume and oxygen carrying capacity to bleeding Special Operations soldiers who are injured in an austere environment and who are far from a regular blood bank. Retrospective data from recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan show an association between the use of FWB and survival. We reviewed the literature to document the issues s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0008-428X
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.012614