An international survey on the use of low titer group O whole blood for the resuscitation of civilian trauma patients in 2020

There is increasing military and civilian evidence demonstrating that early intervention with blood products in patients with traumatic bleeding saves lives.1-4 One component that provides balanced resuscitation is whole blood (WB). When it is provided to a recipient whose ABO group is unknown, such as in the pre-hospital phase of resuscitation or early in the patient's in-hospital course, it must be group O to avoid immediate hemolytic...