Association of Freeze-Dried Plasma with 24-H Mortality Among Trauma Patients at Risk

The study compared trauma patients that were transfused with only freeze-dried plasma, freeze-dried plasma and blood products, and blood products only to determine if there were any significant differences in 24-hour mortality. The study concluded that was no difference found in 24-hour mortality in these trauma patients. The authors concluded that this study may serve as evidence that freeze-dried plasma may play a role in hemorrhagic shock resuscitation especially in settings where there is restrictive access to traditional blood products.