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APSA Article of Interest: Life-threatening bleeding in children
Chapter 1 of 1 · Evidence & Research
Study overview
Study overview of life-threatening bleeding in children
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What the experts said
Children are different than adults in the context of life-threatening bleeding events
The study was a prospective observational study of children presenting with life-threatening bleeding events across 24 centers in the US, Canada, and Italy
Children were eligible for the study if they received more than 40 cc per kg of total blood products over six hours
Children were eligible for the study if they were transfused under massive transfusion protocol (MTP)
The study compared patients presenting with traumatic bleeding, operative bleeding, and medical bleeding