Blood Management and Transfusion Safety: Recognizing Nursing’s Leading Role
Millions of blood products are transfused each year in the United States–the majority of which are administered by nurses with little formal training in transfusion therapy. While health care...
View ArticleUntangling transfusion, patient safety, and biologic product deviations
by Dr. Carolyn Burns, Medical Director, Transfusion Services, Strategic Healthcare Group LLC The July supplement to Transfusion, the Journal of Blood Services Management, contains an excellent and...
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A Precarious Position
In July, Strategic Healthcare Group will be highlighting information on antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications, both old and new. The webinar and the Ask-the-Expert segment, will focus not only on...
View ArticleBlood Management Year in Review: Part I
This is Part I of a blog based upon my Blood Management University® year-end webinar by the same title, where I tried to hit the high points of the transfusion medicine literature. Having been...
View ArticleBlood Management Year in Review: Part II
This is Part II of a blog based upon my Blood Management University® year-end webinar by the same title, where I tried to hit the high points of the transfusion medicine literature. Transfusion in...
View ArticleInfuse Platelets as Slowly as Medically Necessary
Bacterial contamination of platelet products is a serious risk of transfusion. As many as 1 in every 1000 units may be contaminated from the introduction of low concentrations of skin bacteria at the...
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Platelet-Rich Plasma: My View from the Transfusion Service
Platelets play a significant role in primary hemostasis, however they also serve as a reservoir of a number of important growth factors, including but not limited to platelet-derived growth factor...
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Plasma Use in the United States
Triulzi D. et al. A multicenter study of plasma use in the United States. Transfusion 2015; 55: 1313-1319 Plasma transfusion, historically, has been steeped in much mystery and myth, with wide...
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Thawed and Liquid Plasma for Massive Transfusion Protocols
The most recent National Collection and Blood Utilization Survey, reporting data from 2011, noted US patients received 3.9 million plasma units that year. At 10 hospitals participating in the National...
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