[Transfusion-infusion therapy in modern wars].

All previous experiences have shown that the application of blood, blood components and intravenous solutions presents an unreplaceable therapeutical measure in modern surgical-resuscitative management of war injuries. Together with the broad application of the whole blood, there have been also used other blood components (even such as cryoprecipitate and platelet rich plasma). Among intravenous solutions the most frequently mentioned were isotonic saline, Ringer's lactate solution, glucosaline, 5% dextrose solution, dextran solutions and, recently, human albumin solutions. Due to a high risk of transmission of hepatitis virus, the dried pooled human plasma is less frequently used. There is the generally accepted agreement that availability of the sufficient quantity of blood, blood components and intravenous solutions resulted in the decreased mortality of the wounded. The role of intravenous solutions is of particular importance in the initial phase of management of the wounded and in the situations when it is necessary to wait for blood.