Trends in Transfusion Strategies and Outcomes in Trauma

in-hospital mortality

Time frame: From date of hospital admission until date of death, assessed up to 60 months

ICU length of stay

Time frame: from date of ICU admission until date of ICU discharge, assessed up to 60 months

Hospital length of stay

Time frame: from admission till discharge or death

Ventilator-free days

Time frame: Within 28 days post-ventilator use

Acute kidney injury

Time frame: Increase in serum creatinine by ≥0.3 mg/dL within 48 hours, or Increase in serum creatinine to ≥1.5 times baseline within 7 days, or Urine output <0.5 mL/kg/hour for 6 hours.

thromboembolic events

deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke

Time frame: from date of admission up till date of discharge, assessed up to 60 months

Number of participants with multiorgan failure

Multiorgan failure (MOF) was defined as dysfunction or failure of two or more organ systems as assessed by the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score.

Time frame: From date of hospital admission until date of documented organ failure, assessed unto 60 months

Transfusion related complications

Transfusion related acute lung injury, Transfusion associated circulatory overload