Hematology

Screening of Helicobacter pylori Infection After Gastrectomy for Cancer or Peptic Ulcer: Results of a Cohort Study

Early transfusion of FFP is associated with an increased risk of postinjury MOF, even after adjusting for age, ISS, and PRBC transfusion. Caution is warranted in developing protocols for empirical FFP transfusion. Specifically, transfusion triggers for FFP should be reexamined, as well as the practice of delivering FFP in fixed ratios to the units of PRBCs transfused.
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Archives of Surgery