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Massive Transfusion

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Red Cell Transfusion

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Massive transfusion is commonly defined as transfusion approximating or exceeding the patient’s blood volume within a 24-h period (1). In the adult male who weighs 70 kg, this translates to an estimated replacement of 4–5 L of blood, or transfusion of 16–20 U of packed red blood cells (RBCs). These estimates are generally helpful only after the fact in classifying or defining the situation, because both blood loss and volume replacement occur in a short time period and are dynamic processes.

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  1. New York Blood Center, NY, USA

    Marion E. Reid PhD

  2. American Red Cross Blood Services, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Sandra J. Nance MS, MT(ASCP)SBB

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Spence, R.K. (1998). Massive Transfusion. In: Reid, M.E., Nance, S.J. (eds) Red Cell Transfusion. Contemporary Hematology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1798-5_9

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