In Vitro Comparison of Cold‐stored Whole Blood and Reconstituted Whole Blood

Cold‐stored whole blood (CSWB) is increasingly used in damage control resuscitation. Haemostatic function of CSWB seems superior to that of reconstituted whole blood, and it is sufficiently preserved for 14–21 days. To provide evidence for a yet insufficiently studied aspect of prehospital CSWB use, we compared in vitro haemostatic properties of CSWB and currently used in‐hospital and prehospital blood component therapies.