A systematic review of massive transfusion protocol in obstetrics

• Main Authors: Hiroaki Tanaka (Author), Shigetaka Matsunaga (Author), Tomoyuki Yamashita (Author), Toshiyuki Okutomi (Author), Atsushi Sakurai (Author), Akihiko Sekizawa (Author), Junichi Hasegawa (Author), Katsuo Terui (Author), Yasutaka Miyake (Author), Jun Murotsuki (Author), Tomoaki Ikeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Post-partum obstetric haemorrhage is a leading cause of mortality among Japanese women, generally treated with haemostatic measures followed by supplementary transfusion. Commonly used in the setting of severe trauma, massive transfusion protocols (MTPs), preparations of red blood cell concentrate (...