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Review
. 2025 Apr 30;10(Suppl 2):e001578.
doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001578. eCollection 2025.

What we do matters

John B Holcomb  1 , Patrick Lee  2
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Review

What we do matters

John B Holcomb et al. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. .

Abstract

Amidst all the bad news and divisiveness we are surrounded with every day, there are many reminders from our field that highlight that the things we do really do matter. The scope of this talk focuses on blood, but it is important to remember that the concepts discussed can be applied to all aspects of medical care. Level III evidence.

Keywords: Clinical Protocols; Shock, Hemorrhagic; blood transfusion; hemorrhage.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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