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Background
Low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) is used as the initial resuscitative fluid in an increasing number of pediatric trauma and massive bleeding transfusion protocols. There is little data on adverse events following its transfusion in pediatric trauma patients.
Study Design and Methods
Blood bank records were queried for pediatric recipients of at least one unit of red blood cells...