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ArticleTransfusion2019

Washing or filtering of blood products does not improve outcome in a rat model of trauma and multiple transfusion.

Mathijs R Wirtz, Jordy Jurgens, Coert J Zuurbier, Joris J T H Roelofs, Philip C Spinella, Jennifer A Muszynski, J Carel Goslings, Nicole P Juffermans

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Article in Transfusion, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mathijs R WirtzDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jordy JurgensDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Coert J ZuurbierLaboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Joris J T H RoelofsDepartment of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Philip C SpinellaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
Jennifer A MuszynskiDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
J Carel GoslingsDepartment of Trauma Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Nicole P JuffermansDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Academic Medical Center · NLNationwide Children's Hospital · USOLVG · NLWashington University in St. Louis · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransfusion is associated with organ failure and nosocomial infection in trauma patients, which may be mediated by soluble bioactive substances in blood products, including extracellular vesicles (EVs). We hypothesize that removing EVs, by washing or filtering of blood products, reduces organ failure and improves host immune response. MATERIALS AND

methodsBlood products were prepared from syngeneic rat blood. EVs were removed from RBCs and platelets by washing. Plasma was filtered through a 0.22-μm filter. Rats were traumatized by crush injury to the intestines and liver, and a femur was fractured. Rats were hemorrhaged until a mean arterial pressure of 40 mm Hg and randomized to receive resuscitation with standard or washed/filtered blood products, in a 1:1:1 ratio. Sham controls were not resuscitated. Ex vivo whole blood stimulation tests were performed and histopathology was done.

resultsWashing of blood products improved quality metrics compared to standard products. Also, EV levels reduced by 12% to 77%. The coagulation status, as assessed by thromboelastometry, was deranged in both groups and normalized during transfusion, without significant differences. Use of washed/filtered products did not reduce organ failure, as assessed by histopathologic score and biochemical measurements. Immune response ex vivo was decreased following transfusion compared to sham but did not differ between transfusion groups.

conclusionFiltering or washing of blood products improved biochemical properties and reduced EV counts, while maintaining coagulation abilities. However, in this trauma and transfusion model, the use of optimized blood components did not attenuate organ injury or immune suppression.

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AnimalsBlood Component TransfusionBlood TransfusionDisease Models, AnimalErythrocyte TransfusionExtracellular VesiclesMalePlatelet TransfusionRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyResuscitationWounds and Injuries

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PMID30461025
PMCPMC7379301
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