Publications by authors named "Sadie Arnold"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of whole blood therapy versus component therapy in traumatic care within a rural Level II trauma center, focusing on factors such as wastage rates and patient mortality.
- It found that whole blood therapy resulted in significantly lower mortality rates (8%) compared to component therapy (29%) and reduced blood wastage from 43.4% in 2021 to 38.7% in 2022.
- Overall, implementing a whole blood program improved patient outcomes and was positively received by staff for its streamlined administration process.
Purpose: The state of Montana encompasses and defines rural health care as it is known in the United States (US) today. This vast area is punctuated by pockets of health care availability with varying access to blood products for transfusion. Furthermore, timely transport is frequently challenged by weather that may limit air transportation options, resulting in multiple hours in ground transport to definitive care.
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