S304: What Is a Massive Transfusion? A Scoping Review to Inform an International Consensus Definition

Abstract

No standardized or universally accepted definition for massive transfusion (MT) currently exists, making it difficult to compare safety and efficacy data across studies on critically bleeding patients. The Bleeding Academic Research Consortium successfully standardized definitions for major bleeding in both surgical and non-surgical patients, providing proof of principle for a similar approach to be adopted for the definition of MT.