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Outcomes Associated With Blood Component Transfusion In Adult Trauma Patients, Allison R. Jones
Outcomes Associated With Blood Component Transfusion In Adult Trauma Patients, Allison R. Jones
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate outcomes associated with blood component (BC) transfusion in adult trauma patients. Specific aims were to: 1) explore the relationship between traumatic injury, hemorrhage, and BC transfusion, focusing on consequences of the component storage lesion through presentation of a conceptual model; 2) systematically review research literature comparing outcomes of massively transfused major trauma patients based on ratios of BCs received; 3) evaluating the relationship between type of blood transfusion trauma patients received (whole blood versus BCs) and mortality likelihood after controlling for demographic and clinical variables; 4) evaluating the relationship between volume and …