• N Morel, M Biais, F Delaunay, V Dubuisson, O Cassone, F Siméon, O Morel, and G Janvier.
• Service de réanimation des urgences, pôle des urgences adultes, hôpital Pellegrin, place Raba-Léon, Bordeaux, France. nicolas.morel@chu-bordeaux.fr
• Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2013 May 1;32(5):339-46.

AbstractHaemorrhagic shock remains a leading cause of death in trauma patients. The concept of haematologic damage control is gradually taking place in the management of traumatic haemorrhagic shock. It is based primarily on the early implementation of a quality blood transfusion involving erythrocytes, plasmas and platelets transfusion. Red blood cell transfusion is mainly supported by the oxygen carrier properties of erythrocytes. However, it appears that erythrocytes ability to modulate the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) plays a major role in capillary opening and perfusion. Erythrocytes are also actively involved in the processes of hemostasis and coagulation. In this context, it seems difficult to define a threshold of hemoglobin concentration to determine the implementation of a blood transfusion in traumatic haemorrhagic shock.Copyright © 2013 Société française d’anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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