Re: Outcome criteria such as massive transfusion are inadequate for matching and result in questionable conclusions

Affiliations

¹ Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne-Merheim Medical Center Cologne, Germany Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM) University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne, Germany Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne-Merheim Medical Center Cologne, Germany Trauma Surgery Department University Hospital Essen Essen, Germany Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne-Merheim Medical Center Cologne, Germany.

Comment

Arasch Wafaisade et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Oct.

. 2013 Oct;75(4):745-6.

doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000436143.54880.14.

¹ Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne-Merheim Medical Center Cologne, Germany Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM) University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne, Germany Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne-Merheim Medical Center Cologne, Germany Trauma Surgery Department University Hospital Essen Essen, Germany Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery University of Witten/Herdecke Cologne-Merheim Medical Center Cologne, Germany.

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Comment on

Administration of fibrinogen concentrate in exsanguinating trauma patients is associated with improved survival at 6 hours but not at discharge.
Wafaisade A, Lefering R, Maegele M, Brockamp T, Mutschler M, Lendemans S, Banerjee M, Bouillon B, Probst C; Trauma Registry of DGU. Wafaisade A, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Feb;74(2):387-3; discussion 393-5. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827e2410. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013. PMID: 23354229 Clinical Trial.
Outcome criteria such as massive transfusion are inadequate for matching and result in questionable conclusions.
Görlinger K, Kozek-Langenecker SA, Spahn DR. Görlinger K, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Oct;75(4):744-5. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000436142.47256.32. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013. PMID: 24064895 No abstract available.