Narrative Reviews
Haemostatic Resuscitation
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General
General
- Marinho. A comprehensive review of massive transfusion and major hemorrhage protocols: origins, core principles and practical implementation. Braz J Anesthesiol 2024;epublished December 25th
- Yadav. A Contemporary Review of Blood Transfusion in Critically Ill Patients. Medicina (Kaunas). 2024;60(8):1247.
- Crochemore. Early Goal-Directed Hemostatic Therapy for Severe Acute Bleeding Management in the Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review. Anesth Analg 2023;epublished November 17th
- Shah. Major haemorrhage: past, present and future. Anaesthesia 2023;78(1):93-104
Transfusion Thresholds
Background
Pathophysiology
Conditions
Trauma
- Matteucci. Hemostatic Resuscitation in Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review. Medicina 2026;62(7):1263.
- Kwon. Hemostatic resuscitation in patients with trauma-induced coagulopathy: a narrative review. Acute Crit Care. 2026;41(1):47-57.
- Anand. Rethinking Balanced Resuscitation in Trauma. J Clin Med. 2025;14(6):2111.
- Maegele. Pre-Hospital Blood Products for the Care of Bleeding Trauma Patients. Evidence, Clinical Practice, and Demand Analysis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023;120:670-6
Prehospital
- Geracci. Expanding access to prehospital blood products: a narrative review of clinical evidence, systems barriers, and statewide strategies. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026;11(2):e002321.
- Prehospital transfusion strategies in haemorrhagic shock. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2026;34(1):37.
- Maegele. Pre-Hospital Blood Products for the Care of Bleeding Trauma Patients. Evidence, Clinical Practice, and Demand Analysis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023;120:670-6
Obstetrics
- Choi. Evolving perspectives on blood transfusion in obstetric hemorrhage: a narrative review. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2026;79(1):13-27.
- De Leo. Narrative review of patient blood management and transfusion for obstetric care. Ann Blood. 2025;10:12.
- Hofer. Haemostatic support in postpartum haemorrhage: A review of the literature and expert opinion. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2023;40(1):29-38
Paediatrics
- Huibonhoa. Blood Product Transfusion and Coagulopathy in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review. Children 2026;13(1):104.
- Wittenmeier. Blood Product Transfusions for Children in the Perioperative Period and for Critically Ill Children. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2024;121(2):58-65.
- Abou Khalil. Use of whole blood in pediatric trauma: a narrative review. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(Suppl 1):e001127.
Complications
Complication
Therapies
Massive Transfusion
Whole Blood
- Widd. The resurgence of whole blood transfusion: evaluating microcirculatory evidence in hemorrhagic trauma care: a review. Transfus Apher Sci. 2026;65(4):104471
- Nolan. Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery: a critical appraisal of whole blood resuscitation in injured patients. Can J Surg 2025;68(3):E271-E273
- Marsh. Crossing the thin RED line: where have we been and where should we go with whole blood? Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2025;10:e001594
- Khalil. Use of whole blood in pediatric trauma: a narrative review. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2024;9(Suppl 1):e001127
Last updated August 4th, 2026