International trauma analysis finds big transfusion differences, with whole blood common in low-resource hospitals
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March 4, 2026
A new international study published in eClinicalMedicine has mapped global blood transfusion practices for life-threatening abdominal injuries, highlighting significant variation in care worldwide and opportunities for health systems to learn from one another. The work represents the first multicenter international study to report on blood transfusion strategies for patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery following trauma (trauma laparotomy).
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 3/4/2026