Hemostatic Effects of Fresh Frozen Plasma May be Maximal at Red Cell Ratios of 1:2
Hemostatic Effects of Fresh Frozen Plasma May be Maximal at Red Cell Ratios of 1:2
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10.1097/ta.0b013e318202e486
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2011-01-01
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Brohi, Karim
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Davenport, Ross;Curry, Nicola;Brohi, Karim
Background: Damage control resuscitation targets acute traumatic coagulopathy with the early administration of high-dose fresh frozen plasma (FFP). FFP is administered empirically and as a ratio with the number of packed red blood cells (PRBC). There is controversy over the optimal FFP: PRBC ratio with respect to outcomes, and their hemostatic effects have not been studied. We report preliminary findings on the effects of different FFP: PRBC ratios on coagulation.Methods: This is a prospective observational cohort study of trauma patients requiring >4 U of PRBCs. Blood was drawn before and after each 4-U PRBC interval for prothrombin time and analysis by rotational thromboelastometry. Interval change in coagulation parameters were compared with the FFP: PRBC ratio received during each interval.Results: Sixty 4-U PRBC intervals from 50 patients were available for analysis. All measures of coagulation deteriorated with low FFP: PRBC ratios (= 1:1 ratio did not confer any additional improvement. There was a marked variability in response to FFP, and hemostatic function deteriorated in some patients exposed to 1:1 ratios. The beneficial effects of plasma were confined to patients with coagulopathy.Conclusions: Interim results from this prospective study suggest that FFP: PRBC ratios of >= 1:1 do not confer any additional advantage over ratios of 1:2 to 3:4. Hemostatic benefits of plasma therapy are limited to patients with coagulopathy.