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In my last post, I discussed the growing number of choices for plasma replacement. Today I’ll look at some work that tried to determine whether any one of them is better than the others when used in the massive transfusion protocol (MTP).
As noted last time, fresh-frozen plasma (FFP, frozen within 8 hours) and frozen plasma (FP, frozen within 24 h...
I’ll spend the next two posts discussing plasma. This is an important component of any trauma center’s massive transfusion protocol (MTP). Coagulopathy is the enemy of any seriously injured patient, and this product is used to attempt to fix that problem.
And now, there are two flavors available: liquid plasma and fresh-frozen plasma. But there is ofte...
I recently reviewed a case of a person walking outside during fireworks who experienced something strike the top of his head. He could feel something solid stuck in his scalp and thought a piece of a firework had hit him. But then he noticed that people nearby were shooting guns into the air. He also noted a slight weakness and numbness in his upper extremity.
He rapid...