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ABC score (Assessment of Blood Consumption) for massive transfusion in trauma

Current versionCritical care·4 inputs·1 reference

Based on Nunez TC et al. (2009).

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References

  1. Nunez TC, Voskresensky IV, Dossett LA, Shinall R, Dutton WD, Cotton BA. Early prediction of massive transfusion in trauma: simple as ABC (assessment of blood consumption)? J Trauma. 2009;66:346-352. PMID 19204506. PubMed 19204506
Implementation notes

The 2023 European trauma guideline (PMC9977110) notes that SI ≥ 1 retrospectively outperformed the ABC score in one study.

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