Mass Transfusion

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The term mass transfusion is defined as replacing at least one blood volume or more with blood products in an adult within less than 24 hours. In the pediatric population, a mass transfusion is defined as replacing at least twice the circulating blood volume within less than 24 hours. In a pediatric patient, approximately 1.5× the circulating blood volume can be replaced before coagulation problems occur1.

References

    1. Handbook of Neurosurgery. Greenberg M, ed. 9th Edition. Thieme; 2019. ↩ ↩

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