Concomitant severe traumatic brain injury is not associated with increased red blood cell transfusion volumes in patients with pelvic fractures: a retrospective observational study

In cases of multiple injuries, traumatic coagulopathy significantly influences survival outcomes [1,2]. The occurrence of acute traumatic coagulopathy has been documented to be independently associated with an eight-fold increase in mortality within 24 h [1] and a fourfold increase in overall mortality [2].

Source: Injury - December 24, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Takaki Hirano, Kohei Yamada, Takero Terayama, Yudai Iwasaki, Ryohei Yamamoto, Kazuaki Shinohara Source Type: research