Patient Blood Management: AABB Best Practices (EP Video)
Lance Trewhella discusses the AABB recommended best practices for a blood management program (16:11 minutes).
Risk Management in Blood Management (EP Video)
John Rivera addresses the important subject of risk management that goes hand-in-hand with blood management (38:05 minutes).
Using HCT for Blood Management (EP Video)
Robert Groom discusses the use of Hematocrit as a blood utilization trigger (28:50 minutes).
Blood Component Recalls and Market Withdrawals: Frequency, Reasons, and Management in the United States
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued several recent guidances that address transfusion service actions for dealing with specific infectious disease problems. This present article updates our 2004 recommendations as to when to notify physicians about transfused nonconforming blood components.
Survey of Methods Used to Detect Bacterial Contamination of Platelet Products in the United States in 2011
An Internet-based survey of AABB member institutions was conducted from May to June 2012, to document current practices used in 2011 for bacterial detection in different PLT products and to assess the impact of the new standard.
Proposed Requirements for a New Patient Blood Management Certification Program
The Joint Commission’s Laboratory Accreditation program is developing a Patient Blood Management certification program for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals.
Blood Conservation Devices in Critical Care: A Narrative Review
This review summarises the current evidence base and confirms that blood conservation devices do reduce the volume of iatrogenic blood loss.
Thrombelastography (TEG®): Practical Considerations on Its Clinical Use in Trauma Resuscitation
Thrombelastography has characteristics of an ideal coagulation test for use in early trauma resuscitation.
Blood Conservation: What Is Current Blood Draw Practice?
Creating a culture of low-volume blood drawing may help to reduce blood transfusions.
Controversy Over the Use of Intraoperative Blood Salvage Autotransfusion During Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
Intraoperative blood salvage autotransfusion (IBSA) is used in various surgical procedures. However, because of the risk of reinfusion of salvaged blood contaminated by tumor cells, the use of IBSA in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) is controversial.
Introduction of Cell Salvage to a Large Obstetric Unit: The First Six Months
We introduced red-cell salvage to our obstetric unit following a two-month period of training and education.
Cellsaver Use in Obstetrics
This study is a review of our experience of using the cell saver in obstetrics. The main aim was to determine its role in decreasing the need for homologous blood transfusion.