Death by Decade: Establishing a Transfusion Ceiling for Futility in Massive Transfusion

Age and massive transfusion are predictors of mortality after trauma. We hypothesized that increasing age and high-volume transfusion would result in progressively elevated mortality rates and that a transfusion “ceiling” would define futility.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - April 8, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Mackenzie C. Morris, Grace M. Niziolek, Jennifer E. Baker, Benjamin R. Huebner, Dennis Hanseman, Amy T. Makley, Timothy A. Pritts, Michael D. Goodman Tags: Shock/Sepsis/Trauma/Critical Care Source Type: research