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ReviewJournal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care2025

Blood product administration in the prehospital setting: a multisociety consensus statement.

Luca Carenzo, Etrusca Brogi, Vanessa Agostini, Stefania Armani, Roberto Balagna, Maria Grazia Bocci, Antonio Cascio, Michela Ciminello, Andrea Cortegiani, Massimiliano Di Biagio and 11 more

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Review in Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Luca CarenzoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milano, Italy.
Etrusca BrogiNeuroscience Intensive Care Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy. etrusca.brogi@ospedaleniguarda.it.
Vanessa AgostiniTransfusion Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Stefania ArmaniTrentino Emergency Medical Services 118, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
Roberto BalagnaAnestesia E Rianimazione 3, ASL Di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Maria Grazia BocciDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, National Institute for Infectious Diseases L. Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Antonio CascioDepartment of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.
Michela CiminelloDepartment of Emergency and Urgent Care HEMS and Prehospital Emergency Services 118, Grosseto, Italy.
Andrea CortegianiDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Critical Care Medicine, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.
Massimiliano Di BiagioHEMS, ARES 118, Rome, Italy.
Patrizia Di GregorioOspedale SS Annunziata, Chieti, Roma, Italy.
Andrea FabbriDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni, AUSL Della Romagna, Forlì, Italy.
Lara GianeselloDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care in Orthopedics, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Guglielmo Imbriaco118 Emergency Dispatch Center Emilia Est, Bologna, Italy.
Cristian LupiDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Arcispedale Sant'Anna, Ferrara, Italy.
Lucia MirabellaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital-University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Stefano PagliaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale Maggiore Di Lodi ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
Andrea PaoliSUEM 118 Emergency Service, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy.
Silvia PiniDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Silvano RossiniDepartment of Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
Giovanni SbranaDepartment of Emergency and Urgent Care HEMS and Prehospital Emergency Services 118, Grosseto, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI) has led the development of a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) document, engaging multiple scientific societies-including the Italian Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (SIMTI), the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT), the Italian Society of Emergency Medicine (SIMEU), the National Association of Critical Care Nurses (ANIARTI), and the Italian National Blood Centre (Centro Nazionale Sangue-CNS). This collaborative effort aims to establish a multidisciplinary consensus on the administration of blood products in the prehospital management of patients with life-threatening hemorrhage. The increasing adoption of prehospital transfusion programs worldwide, particularly in trauma care, highlighted the need for structured recommendations that ensure safety, effectiveness, and compliance with current regulations. In prehospital settings, the early administration of packed red blood cells, fibrinogen concentrate, and fresh frozen plasma is not only considered feasible but has also shown to be potentially effective in improving hemodynamic stability and reducing mortality in patients with hemorrhagic shock. However, these benefits are strongly influenced by factors such as patient selection, timing of intervention, and the integration of transfusion protocols into advanced prehospital care systems. Implementing strict clinical governance, ensuring appropriate storage conditions, and developing standardized documentation processes are key to the success of these programs. Furthermore, close collaboration between emergency medical services and blood banks is essential to ensure compliance with national guidelines and to optimize patient outcomes. This consensus document was developed through a systematic literature review and a modified Delphi method, involving blind voting and consensus evaluation using a Likert scale. The process was conducted over two rounds of online voting. The document addresses four critical topics: the selection of blood product derivatives for prehospital use, safety requirements for their transport, documentation and traceability standards, and procedures for the return of unused components.

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Blood productsClinical governanceEmergency medical servicesFibrinogen concentrateHemorrhagic shockPrehospital transfusionSIAARTITrauma care

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PMID40414968
PMCPMC12105163

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