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Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? The implementation and outcomes of a whole blood program in Ecuador
Amber Himmler, Monica Eulalia Galarza Armijos, Jeovanni Reinoso Naranjo, Sandra Gioconda Peña Patiño, Doris Sarmiento Altamirano, Nube Flores Lazo, Raul Pino Andrade, Hernán Sacoto Aguilar, Lenin Fernández de Córdova, Cecibel Cevallos Augurto, Nakul Raykar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Juan Carlos Salamea
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000758 Published 18 November 2021
Amber Himmler
1Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA
Monica Eulalia Galarza Armijos
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
3College of Medicine, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Jeovanni Reinoso Naranjo
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
3College of Medicine, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Sandra Gioconda Peña Patiño
3College of Medicine, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Doris Sarmiento Altamirano
4College of Medicine, University of Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador
5Department of Surgery, Hospital Jose Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca, Ecuador
Nube Flores Lazo
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
3College of Medicine, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Raul Pino Andrade
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
3College of Medicine, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Hernán Sacoto Aguilar
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
6College of Medicine, Universidad de Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador
Lenin Fernández de Córdova
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
7College of Medicine, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Cecibel Cevallos Augurto
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
3College of Medicine, Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Nakul Raykar
8Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Juan Carlos Puyana
9Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Juan Carlos Salamea
2Department of Surgery, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
6College of Medicine, Universidad de Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador

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Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? The implementation and outcomes of a whole blood program in Ecuador
Amber Himmler, Monica Eulalia Galarza Armijos, Jeovanni Reinoso Naranjo, Sandra Gioconda Peña Patiño, Doris Sarmiento Altamirano, Nube Flores Lazo, Raul Pino Andrade, Hernán Sacoto Aguilar, Lenin Fernández de Córdova, Cecibel Cevallos Augurto, Nakul Raykar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Juan Carlos Salamea
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Nov 2021, 6 (1) e000758; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000758

Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? The implementation and outcomes of a whole blood program in Ecuador
Amber Himmler, Monica Eulalia Galarza Armijos, Jeovanni Reinoso Naranjo, Sandra Gioconda Peña Patiño, Doris Sarmiento Altamirano, Nube Flores Lazo, Raul Pino Andrade, Hernán Sacoto Aguilar, Lenin Fernández de Córdova, Cecibel Cevallos Augurto, Nakul Raykar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Juan Carlos Salamea
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Nov 2021, 6 (1) e000758; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000758
Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? The implementation and outcomes of a whole blood program in Ecuador
Amber Himmler, Monica Eulalia Galarza Armijos, Jeovanni Reinoso Naranjo, Sandra Gioconda Peña Patiño, Doris Sarmiento Altamirano, Nube Flores Lazo, Raul Pino Andrade, Hernán Sacoto Aguilar, Lenin Fernández de Córdova, Cecibel Cevallos Augurto, Nakul Raykar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Juan Carlos Salamea
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open Nov 2021, 6 (1) e000758; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000758