Children are not little adults: blood transfusion in children with burn injury
Abstract Blood transfusion in burns larger than 20% total body surface area (TBSA) are frequent due to operative procedures, blood sampling, and physiologic response to burn injury. Optimizing the use of blood transfusions requires an understanding of the physiology of burn injury, the risks and ben...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017-08-01
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Series: | Burns & Trauma |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41038-017-0090-z |