Diagnosis and management of post‐transfusion purpura in the acute trauma setting: A case report
This case emphasizes the complexity of diagnosing PTP in the acute trauma setting following massive transfusion protocol. Effective communication between the transfusion medicine, hematology/oncology, and trauma surgery teams was crucial to successfully manage this patient, highlighting the importance of a supportive multidisciplinary approach in these complex clinical scenarios.
Authors
- John R. Hess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8596-4420)
- Hsueh-Lan Chao
- Ting Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7300-3013)
- Nicholas Giustini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5974-7545)
- Tiru Krishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8169-3991)
- Margery Gang
Institutions
- University of Washington Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18443
- Primary Topic
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00