Massive Transfusion Protocol: a local two years' experience

Acta Anaesthesiol Belg. 2015;66(4):35-9.

Abstract

Evidence supporting the implementation of a Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) and its effect on patients' outcome is still limited. However, we implemented in June 2013 a local MTP for trauma and nontrauma massively bleeding patients. Twenty months later, we propose here a short presentation of our MTP population and a critical analysis of the actual data supporting MTP implementation.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Transfusion / methods*
  • Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Resuscitation
  • Treatment Outcome