PAMPer – Prehospital Plasma for Hemorrhagic Shock Saves Lives
Prehospital administration of 2 units of thawed plasma in adult trauma patients at risk for hemorrhagic shock reduced mortality compared to standard care, NNT = 10.
Stop Anticoagulants for Nuisance Bleeding?
Nuisance bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulants did not portend subsequent major bleeding or increased risk for stroke/systemic embolism.
Coagulopathy From Contaminated Synthetic Cannabinoids
Think of synthetic cannabinoid use in patients with unexplained serious coagulopathy due to possible contamination with long acting vitamin K antagonists. They will need prolonged oral vitamin K treatment, which can challenging due to the cost.
Platelet Transfusion Triggers
Transfusion of platelets prophylactically may do more harm than good.
CRASH-2 Tranexamic Acid in Trauma
Tranexamic acid (TXA) decreased mortality from bleeding in trauma patients. But there are a few caveats to note.
DOAC vs Warfarin Related Non-Traumatic ICH
Compared with vitamin K antagonist (VKA)-related non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC)-related ICH had less disability, smaller bleeds, and the meta-analysis showed lower in-hospital mortality rates.
Does Peds Damage Control Transfusion Help?
A high plasma to PRBC transfusion ratio (>/= 1:2) was not beneficial in pediatric massive trauma transfusion. But this study was different than adult studies of damage control resuscitation in that these children did not receive platelets
Idarucizumab Works – At Least in the Lab
Idarucizumab reverses anticoagulation 100% due to dabigatran in the test tube. It seemed to stop active bleeding in patients in about 2.5 hours, and reported operative hemostasis was good. But since this was an open label trial with no control group, we don't know how the outcomes would have compared with patients who were treated with other procoagulants or who were not treated.
Sending Fever and Neutropenia Home – One Step Closer
The CISNE score beat the MASCC score for determining which patients with fever and neutropenia may be safe for outpatient management.
New Anticoagulants and Blunt Trauma – How They Fare
NOACs were not associated with an increased risk of traumatic ICH compared to other anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents.