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Is prehospital blood transfusion effective and safe in haemorrhagic trauma patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Life-threatening haemorrhage accounts for 40% mortality in trauma patients worldwide. After bleeding control is achieved, circulating volume must be restored. Early in-hospital transfusion of blood components is already proven effective, but the scientific proof for the effectiveness of prehospital blood-component transfusion (PHBT) in trauma patients is still unclear. ⋯ Systematic review and meta-analysis.