Reconsidering Fresh Frozen Plasma Availability to Reduce Blood Product Waste During Massive Transfusion Events in Trauma.

Background: Within component therapy of massive transfusion protocol (MTP) in trauma, thawed plasma is particularly susceptible to expiring without use given its short 5-day shelf life. Optimizing the number of thawed products without compromising safety is important for hospital resource management. The goal is to examine thawed plasma utilization rates in trauma MTP events and optimize the MTP cooler content at our Level I trauma center.