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There was a decrease in peripheral tissue oxygenation in patients receiving older red blood cells. There was no oxygenation decrease in patients receiving blood less than 21 days. This indicates that factors in stored blood may influence the peripheral vasculature and oxygen delivery.

This data indicates that resuscitation with LR leads to greater hypercoagulability and less blood loss than resuscitation with NS in uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock.