Running Head: Feasibility of Blood Management. Feasibility Study of a Blood Management Program in the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Fox
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2141
Author(s):  
Aimilia Tsante ◽  
Anastasia Papandreadi ◽  
Andreas G. Tsantes ◽  
Elias Kyriakou ◽  
Panagiota Douramani ◽  
...  

Objectives: Our aim was to assess blood utilization after implementation of a patient blood management (PBM) program in a Greek tertiary hospital. Methods: An electronic transfusion request form and a prospective audit of transfusion practice were implemented. After the one-year implementation period, a retrospective review was performed to assess transfusion practice in medical patients. Results: Pre-PBM, a total of 9478 RBC units were transfused (mean: 1.75 units per patient) compared with 9289 transfused units (mean: 1.57 units per patient) post-PBM. Regarding the post-PBM period, the mean hemoglobin (Hb) level of the 3099 medical patients without comorbidities transfused was 7.19 ± 0.79 gr/dL. Among them, 2065 (66.6%) had Hb levels >7.0 gr/dL, while 167 (5.3%) had Hb levels >8.0 gr/dL. In addition, 331 (25.3%) of the transfused patients with comorbidities had Hb >8.0 gr/dL. The Hb transfusion thresholds significantly differed across the clinics (p < 0.001), while 21.8% of all medical non-bleeding patients received more than one RBC unit transfusion. Conclusion: A poor adherence with the restrictive transfusion threshold of 7.0 gr/dL was observed. The adoption of a less strict threshold might be a temporary step to allow physicians to become familiar with the program and be informed on the safety and advantages of the restrictive transfusion strategy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 872
Author(s):  
Megan M. Hosey ◽  
Stephen T. Wegener ◽  
Caroline Hinkle ◽  
Dale M. Needham

Background: The number of people surviving critical illness is rising rapidly around the globe. Survivorship comes at a cost, with approximately half of patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) experiencing clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, and 32–40% of survivors having substantial anxiety symptoms in the months or years after hospitalization. Methods: This feasibility study reports on 11 consecutive ARF patients receiving up to six sessions of a psychological intervention for self-management of anxiety. Results: All 11 patients accepted and received the psychological intervention. Four patients did not fully complete all 6 sessions due to death (n = 1, 2 sessions completed), and early hospital discharge (n = 3, patients completed 2, 3 and 5 sessions). The median (IQR) score (range: 0–100; minimal clinically important difference: 13) for the Visual Analog Scale-Anxiety (VAS-A) pre-intervention was 70 (57, 75) points. During the intervention, all 11 patients had a decrease in VAS-A, with a median (IQR) decrease of 44 (19, 48) points. Conclusions: This self-management intervention appears acceptable and feasible to implement among ARF patients during and after an ICU stay.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1198-1203
Author(s):  
Zenong Yin ◽  
Shiyu Li ◽  
Catherine Ortega ◽  
Raudel Bobadilla ◽  
Paula L. Winkler ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 560-569
Author(s):  
Serdar Serdar Günaydın

Successful implementation of a patient blood management program necessitates the collaboration of a strong organization and a multidisciplinary approach. We organized a meeting with broad participation in our center to establish a consensus for implementation of a specific patient blood management program. International and domestic experiences were shared, the importance of coordination and execution of different pillars in patient blood management were discussed, and the problems about the blood transfusion system were also investigated with the proposal for solutions. The data obtained from this meeting are presented to be a guide for similar large-volume tertiary hospitals for integration of a patient blood management protocol.


Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Gerald J. Jerome ◽  
Peter J. Lisman ◽  
Arlene T. Dalcin ◽  
Austin Clark

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence J. Loftus ◽  
Larry Spratling ◽  
Barbara A. Stone ◽  
Liang Xiao ◽  
David J. Jacofsky

2019 ◽  
Vol 269 (5) ◽  
pp. 794-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friederike C. Althoff ◽  
Holger Neb ◽  
Eva Herrmann ◽  
Kevin M. Trentino ◽  
Lee Vernich ◽  
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