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Digging Into Past HBOC Clinical Trials. Am J Ther 2022; 29:e338-e341. [PMID: 35446268 DOI: 10.1097/mjt.0000000000001512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Hill SE, Nonaka DF. Perioperative Management of Bleeding and Transfusion. Perioper Med (Lond) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-56724-4.00027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Chawla S, Tangri M, Srivastava A, Bhardwaj D, Indu, Mishra R. Randomized controlled trial to compare injection ferric carboxymaltose and oral iron in reducing postpartum anemia: A multicenter, pilot study. JOURNAL OF MARINE MEDICAL SOCIETY 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/jmms.jmms_157_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Nguyen KA, Le DQ, Bui YT, Advani SD, Renzulli J, Kenney PA, Leapman MS. Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of Clostridioides difficile infection following urological surgeries. World J Urol 2021; 39:2995-3003. [PMID: 33471163 PMCID: PMC7816064 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03551-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes associated with (Clostridioides difficile infection) CDI following urological surgery, which is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea and a growing public health burden. METHODS We queried the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) to identify patients undergoing urological surgery in 2015-2016. We evaluated the 30-day incidence and factors associated with postoperative CDI and 30-day hospital readmission and length of stay as secondary outcomes. Among the subset of patients undergoing radical cystectomy with urinary diversion (surgery with highest CDI incidence) we used multivariable logistic regression analysis to evaluate independent clinical and demographic factors associated with postoperative CDI. RESULTS We identified 98,463 patients during the study period. The overall 30-day incidence of CDI was 0.31%, but varied considerably across surgery type. The risk of CDI was greatest following radical cystectomy with urinary diversion (2.72%) compared to all other urologic procedures (0.19%) and was associated with increased risk of hospital readmission (p < 0.0001), re-operation (p < 0.0001), and longer mean length of stay (p < 0.0001) in this cohort. Among patients undergoing radical cystectomy with urinary diversion, multivariable logistic regression revealed that preoperative renal failure (OR: 5.30, 95% CI 1.13-24.9, p = 0.035) and blood loss requiring transfusion (OR: 1.67, 95% CI 1.15-2.44, p = 0.0075) were independently associated with CDI. CONCLUSIONS In a nationally representative cohort, the incidence of CDI was low but varied substantially across surgery types. CDI was most common following radical cystectomy and associated with potentially modifiable factors such as blood transfusion and significantly longer length of stay.
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- Kevin A Nguyen
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Berkeley, USA
- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Berkeley, USA
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- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA
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- Department of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.
- Yale Cancer Outcomes Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, New Haven, USA.
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Takagi H, Muto S, Yamaguchi H, Mine H, Ozaki Y, Okabe N, Matsumura Y, Shio Y, Suzuki H. Our experience of lung resection in patients who decline blood transfusion for religious reasons. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 69:1105-1111. [PMID: 33550544 PMCID: PMC8203515 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-021-01589-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Objective Surgical treatment for patients who refuse blood transfusion due to religious beliefs is an important issue related to medical safety. Few reports have examined pulmonary surgery for these patients, and we analyzed clinical characteristics in such cases. Methods Ten Jehovah’s Witness (JW) patients with lung tumor resection who declined blood transfusion for religious reasons between December 2013 and February 2020 at the Fukushima Medical University Hospital were included. Median total intraoperative blood loss was 17.5 mL (range 5–150 mL). Fibrin glue was used intraoperatively for 8 patients. Final pathological examination revealed pulmonary adenocarcinoma in 9 cases and metastasis of bladder cancer in 1 case. In 8 patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma examined for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation, 6 cases showed mutation. No patients had serious complications, but 1 patient displayed temporary anemia due to postoperative hemorrhagic gastrointestinal ulcer. Result and conclusions Our findings confirm that pulmonary resection is feasible and safe for JW patients if performed by experienced medical staff. However, awareness of complications associated with perioperative bleeding is important. Each JW patient should be interviewed individually and every available perioperative option aimed at blood-sparing management, including use of blood coagulation factors and fibrinogen concentrates, should be carefully discussed and clarified. In this study, the EGFR gene mutation rate was higher than usual for cases of lung adenocarcinoma. Further studies are necessary to assess clinical features in JW patients with lung cancer.
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- Hironori Takagi
- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
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Fernandez-Trujillo L, Sanabria F, Bautista DF, Velazquez M, Cujiño I, Tafur E, Arboleda D, Zuñiga-Restrepo V, Martinez W. First Lung Transplantation in Jehovah's Witness Patient in Latin America. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-CASE REPORTS 2020; 13:1179547620940737. [PMID: 32733126 PMCID: PMC7370336 DOI: 10.1177/1179547620940737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lung transplantation is a life-saving alternative for patients with end-stage lung disease. The procedure itself has a high risk of bleeding. Jehovah’s Witness patients refuse to accept blood products due to religious beliefs. A 48-year-old Jehovah’s Witness woman presented with an 8-year history of cough, dyspnea along with progressive worsening of her functional class and quality of life. A diagnosis of autoimmune interstitial lung disease was made, for which cyclophosphamide was administered without improvement of symptoms, and the patient was accepted as a transplant candidate. Transplantation was performed without complications, nor blood products requirement, intraoperative cell salvage was performed, and pharmacological agents were used preoperatively for bleeding prevention. The patient only developed anemia after administration of immunosuppressor therapy, which was treated with erythropoietin in the outpatient setting.
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- Liliana Fernandez-Trujillo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology Service, Interventional Pulmonology, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Anesthesiology, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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Abad-Motos A, Ripollés-Melchor J, Jericó C, Basora M, Aldecoa C, Cabellos-Olivares M, Navarro-Pérez R, Bisbe E, García-Erce JA. Patient Blood Management for primary hip and knee replacement. A survey among POWER.2 study researchers. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2020; 67:237-244. [PMID: 32165061 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Implementation of Patient Blood Management programs remain variable in Europe, and even in centres with well-established PBM programs variability exists in transfusion practices. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS We conducted a survey in order to assess current practice in perioperative Patient Blood Management in patients undergoing total hip and knee replacement among researchers involved in POWER.2 Study in Spain (an observational prospective study evaluating enhanced recovery pathways in orthopaedic surgery). RESULTS A total of 322 responses were obtained (37.8%). Half of responders check Haemoglobin levels in patients at least 4 weeks before surgery; 35% treat all anaemic patients, although 99.7% consider detection and treatment of preoperative anaemia could influence the postoperative outcomes. Lack of infrastructure (76%) and lack of time (51%) are the main stated reasons not to treat anaemic patients. Iron status is routinely checked by 19% before surgery, and 36% evaluate it solely in the anaemic patient. Hb<9.9 g/dl is the threshold to delay surgery for 61% of clinicians, and 22% would consider transfusing preoperatively clinically stable patients without active bleeding. The threshold to transfuse patients without cardiovascular disease is 8 g/dl for 43%, and 7 g/dl for 34% of the responders; 75% of clinicians consider they use "restrictive thresholds", and 90% follow the single unit transfusion policy. CONCLUSIONS The results of our survey show variability in clinical practice in Patient Blood Management in major orthopaedic surgery, despite being the surgery with the greatest tradition in these programs.
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- A Abad-Motos
- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España; RedGERM, Spanish Perioperative Audit and Research Network, Zaragoza, España.
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España; RedGERM, Spanish Perioperative Audit and Research Network, Zaragoza, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Sant Joan Despí-Moisés Broggi, Consorci Sanitari Integral, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, España; Grupo Español de Rehabilitación Multimodal (GERM), Zaragoza, España; Anemia Working Group España (AWGE)
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínic Universitari, Barcelona, España; Anemia Working Group España (AWGE)
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, España; RedGERM, Spanish Perioperative Audit and Research Network, Zaragoza, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, España; Anemia Working Group España (AWGE)
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- Banco de Sangre y Tejidos de Navarra, Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea, Pamplona, Navarra, España; Grupo Español de Rehabilitación Multimodal (GERM), Zaragoza, España; Anemia Working Group España (AWGE)
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Macdougall IC, Comin-Colet J, Breymann C, Spahn DR, Koutroubakis IE. Iron Sucrose: A Wealth of Experience in Treating Iron Deficiency. Adv Ther 2020; 37:1960-2002. [PMID: 32297281 PMCID: PMC7467495 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-020-01323-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in a wide range of conditions. In many patient populations, this can be treated effectively with oral iron supplementation; but in patients who are unable to take or who do not respond to oral iron therapy, intravenous iron administration is recommended. Furthermore, in certain conditions, such as end-stage kidney disease, chronic heart failure, and inflammatory bowel disease, intravenous iron administration has become first-line treatment. One of the first available intravenous iron preparations is iron sucrose (Venofer®), a nanomedicine that has been used clinically since 1949. Treatment with iron sucrose is particularly beneficial owing to its ability to rapidly increase hemoglobin, ferritin, and transferrin saturation levels, with an acceptable safety profile. Recently, important new data relating to the use of iron sucrose, including the findings from the landmark PIVOTAL trial in patients with end-stage kidney disease, have been reported. Several years ago, a number of iron sucrose similars became available, although there have been concerns about the clinical appropriateness of substituting the original iron sucrose with an iron sucrose similar because of differences in efficacy and safety. This is a result of the complex and unique physicochemical properties of nanomedicines such as iron sucrose, which make copying the molecule difficult and problematic. In this review, we summarize the evidence accumulated during 70 years of clinical experience with iron sucrose in terms of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
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- Department of Cardiology, Bellvitge University Hospital and IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Anaesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Shander A, Gross I. Rashomon Effect and the Contradiction of Data, Practice, and Regulations. Anesth Analg 2019; 127:325-328. [PMID: 30028381 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Aryeh Shander
- From the Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey.,TeamHealth Research Institute, Englewood, New Jersey
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Okorie CO, Pisters LL. Evolution of Bloodless Surgery: A Case for Bloodless Suprapubic Prostatectomy. Niger Med J 2019; 60:169-174. [PMID: 31831934 PMCID: PMC6892331 DOI: 10.4103/nmj.nmj_121_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Allogeneic blood transfusion is commonly prescribed to patients undergoing suprapubic prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia as a treatment option to replace blood loss. Historically, suprapubic prostatectomy has been perceived as an extremely high hemorrhagic surgery, and this has led to the association of suprapubic prostatectomy with a high rate of allogeneic blood transfusion. However, the outcome of suprapubic prostatectomy has significantly improved over the years and has become less hemorrhagic in many hands - creating the opportunity to consistently avoid allogeneic blood transfusion. On the other hand, the efficacy of blood transfusion has come under more stringent scrutiny as many clinical studies have reported inconsistent effects of blood transfusion on patient outcome. In contemporary practice, a more conservative/bloodless approach in the perioperative management of anemia in surgical patients is strongly being advocated with convincing evidence that many surgical patients can be routinely and safely managed without allogeneic blood transfusion. There is no large-scale discussion on bloodless surgery in urology in the contemporary literature, especially in the area of suprapubic prostatectomy that has been historically associated with a high rate of blood transfusion. This review article will discuss the evolution of bloodless surgery including the ongoing controversies surrounding blood transfusion in general, and then the relatively small but ongoing penetration of bloodless surgical approach in the field of suprapubic prostatectomy. Furthermore, the authors' approach to bloodless suprapubic prostatectomy will be highlighted, and in doing so, it can be emphasized that suprapubic prostatectomy is no more as hemorrhagic as was historically perceived, but rather a routine bloodless suprapubic prostatectomy is now possible in many hands.
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- Chukwudi Ogonnaya Okorie
- Department of Surgery, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
- Department of Surgery, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Chaturvedi S, Koo M, Dackiw L, Koo G, Frank SM, Resar LMS. Preoperative treatment of anemia and outcomes in surgical Jehovah's Witness patients. Am J Hematol 2019; 94:E55-E58. [PMID: 30474135 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Shruti Chaturvedi
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
- Department of Oncology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
- Department of Pathology; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
- Institute for Cellular Engineering; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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Shander A, Goodnough LT. Management of anemia in patients who decline blood transfusion. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:1183-1191. [PMID: 30033541 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Declining a treatment modality should not be considered the same as refusal of medical care as illustrated by the management of Jehovah's Witness patients who do not accept transfusions. Over the years, a comprehensive set of strategies have been developed to meet the specific needs of these patients and these strategies are collectively called "Bloodless Medicine and Surgery" (BMS). The focus in BMS is to optimize the patients' hematopoietic capacity to increase hemoglobin (Hgb) level, minimize blood loss, improve hemostasis, and provide supportive strategies to minimize oxygen consumption and maximize oxygen utilization. We present 3 case reports that illustrate some of the challenges faced and measures available to effectively treat these patients. Under BMS programs, patients with extremely low hemoglobin levels, not conducive to survival under ordinary conditions, have survived and recovered without receiving allogeneic transfusions. Additionally, the valuable experience gained from caring for these patients has paved the way to develop the concept of Patient Blood Management as a standard care to benefit all patients, and not only those for whom blood is not an option.
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- Aryeh Shander
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, and TeamHealth Research Institute; Englewood New Jersey
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Bloodless tandem autologous transplant in Jehovah’s Witness patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 2018; 53:1428-1433. [DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0132-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Chandra S, Kulkarni H, Westphal M. The bloody mess of red blood cell transfusion. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2017; 21:310. [PMID: 29297368 PMCID: PMC5751535 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-017-1912-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion might be life-saving in settings with acute blood loss, especially uncontrolled haemorrhagic shock. However, there appears to be a catch-22 situation reflected by the facts that preoperative anaemia represents an independent risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality, and that RBC transfusion might also contribute to adverse clinical outcomes. This dilemma is further complicated by the difficulty to define the “best” transfusion trigger and strategy. Since one size does obviously not fit all, a personalised approach is merited. Attempts should thus be made to critically reflect on the pros and cons of RBC transfusion in each individual patient. Patient blood management concepts including preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative optimisation strategies involving the intensive care unit are warranted and are likely to provide benefits for the patients and the healthcare system. In this context, it is important to consider that “simply” increasing the haemoglobin content, and in proportion oxygen delivery, may not necessarily contribute to a better outcome but potentially the contrary in the long term. The difficulty lies in identification of the patients who might eventually profit from RBC transfusion and to determine in whom a transfusion might be withheld without inducing harm. More robust clinical data providing long-term outcome data are needed to better understand in which patients RBC transfusion might be life-saving vs life-limiting.
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- Susilo Chandra
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, University of Indonesia, Medical Faculty, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Fresenius Kabi, Bad Homburg, Germany. .,Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
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Peters J, Pendry K. Patient blood management: an update of current guidance in clinical practice. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2017; 78:88-95. [PMID: 28165794 DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.2.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Patient blood management is a global, evidence-based, multidisciplinary initiative to reduce unnecessary blood transfusion while optimizing other available techniques. This article summarizes current patient blood management strategies and highlights future developments in UK practice.
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- Jayne Peters
- Specialty Trainee Registrar Year 6 in Haematology, Department of Clinical Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL
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- Consultant Haematologist and Clinical Director for Patient Blood Management, NHSBT, Manchester Blood Centre, Manchester
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Outcomes of Protocol-Driven Care of Critically Ill Severely Anemic Patients for Whom Blood Transfusion Is Not an Option. Crit Care Med 2017; 44:1109-15. [PMID: 26807684 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of severely anemic critically ill patients for whom transfusion is not an option ("bloodless" patients) with transfused patients. DESIGN Cohort study with propensity score matching. SETTING ICU of a referral center. PATIENTS One hundred seventy-eight bloodless and 441 transfused consecutive severely anemic, critically ill patients, admitted between May 1996 and April 2011, and having at least one hemoglobin level less than or equal to 8 g/dL within 24 hours of ICU admission. Patients with diagnosis of brain injury, acute myocardial infarction, or status postcardiac surgery were excluded. INTERVENTIONS Allogeneic RBC transfusion during ICU stay. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Other outcomes were ICU mortality, readmission to ICU, new electrocardiographic or cardiac enzyme changes suggestive of cardiac ischemia or injury, and new positive blood culture result. Transfused patients were older, had higher hemoglobin level at admission, and had higher Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score. Hospital mortality rates were 24.7% in bloodless and 24.5% in transfused patients (odds ratio, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.68-1.52; p = 0.95). Adjusted odds ratio of hospital mortality was 1.52 (95% CI, 0.95-2.43; p = 0.08). No significant difference in ICU readmission or positive blood culture results was observed. Analysis of propensity score-matched cohorts provided similar results. CONCLUSIONS Overall risk of mortality in severely anemic critically ill bloodless patients appeared to be comparable with transfused patients, albeit the latter group had older age and higher Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score. Use of a protocol to manage anemia in these patients in a center with established patient blood management and bloodless medicine and surgery programs is feasible and likely to contribute to improved outcome, whereas more studies are needed to better delineate the impact of such programs.
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Ozawa S, Nelson T. Clinical Application of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Blood Management in Patients. Crit Care Nurse 2017; 37:49-56. [PMID: 28365649 DOI: 10.4037/ccn2017333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Management of patients receiving anticoagulants is a major factor in achieving better outcomes. Anticoagulant therapy may need to be discontinued or rapidly reversed before urgent surgery or invasive procedures. In these situations, treatment with concentrated vitamin K, fresh frozen plasma, and/or clotting factors can achieve more rapid anticoagulant reversal than can drug discontinuation alone. Activated prothrombin complex concentrate is used to treat hemophiliac patients with acquired factor VIII inhibitors. Nonactivated prothrombin complex concentrates are used for anticoagulant reversal. The concentrates are effective within minutes of dosing, providing a nearly immediate decrease in the international normalized ratio. The concentrates are lyophilized powders that can be quickly reconstituted, do not require ABO blood typing before use, and contain 25 times the concentration of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors compared with fresh frozen plasma. Studies suggest that the concentrates are associated with better clinical end points than is fresh frozen plasma.
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- Sherri Ozawa
- Sherri Ozawa is the clinical director, Institute for Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, and the executive director of the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management. .,Tiffany Nelson is the clinical director, patient blood management, and the transfusion safety officer for the Florida Hospital System, Orlando, Florida.
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- Sherri Ozawa is the clinical director, Institute for Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, and the executive director of the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management.,Tiffany Nelson is the clinical director, patient blood management, and the transfusion safety officer for the Florida Hospital System, Orlando, Florida
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Anemia is a common and often ignored condition in surgical patients. Anemia is usually multifactorial and iron deficiency and inflammation are commonly involved. An exacerbating factor in surgical patients is iatrogenic blood loss. Anemia has been repeatedly shown to be an independent predictor of worse outcomes. Patient blood management (PBM) provides a multimodality framework for prevention and management of anemia and related risk factors. The key strategies in PBM include support of hematopoiesis and improving hemoglobin level, optimizing coagulation and hemostasis, use of interdisciplinary blood conservation modalities, and patient-centered decision making throughout the course of care.
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- Aryeh Shander
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, TeamHealth Research Institute, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, TeamHealth Research Institute, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, TeamHealth Research Institute, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA
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Shander A, Nemeth J, Cruz JE, Javidroozi M. Patient blood management: A role for pharmacists. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2017; 74:e83-e89. [DOI: 10.2146/ajhp151048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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- Aryeh Shander
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ
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- Department of Pharmacy, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ
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- Department of Pharmacy, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, and Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ
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Perioperative Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Is Associated With Surgical Site Infection After Abdominoperineal Resection-a Space for the Implementation of Patient Blood Management Strategies. Int Surg 2016; 100:797-804. [PMID: 26011197 DOI: 10.9738/intsurg-d-14-00174.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) has been reported as a major risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. However, the association of ABT with SSI in patients undergoing abdominoperineal resection (APR) and total pelvic exenteration (TPE) still remains to be evaluated. Here, we aim to elucidate this association. The medical records of all patients undergoing APR and TPE at our institution in the period between January 2000 and December 2012 were reviewed. Patients without SSI (no SSI group) were compared with patients who developed SSI (SSI group), in terms of clinicopathologic features, including ABT. In addition, data for 262 patients who underwent transabdominal rectal resection at our institution in the same period were also enrolled, and their data on differential leukocyte counts were evaluated. Multivariate analysis showed that intraoperative transfusion was an independent predictive factor for SSI after APR and TPE (P = 0.004). In addition, the first-operative day lymphocyte count of patients undergoing APR, TPE, and transabdominal rectal resection was significantly higher in nontransfusion patients compared with transfusion ones (P = 0.026). ABT in the perioperative period of APR and TPE may have an important immunomodulatory effect, leading to an increased incidence of SSI. This fact should be carefully considered, and efforts to avoid allogeneic blood exposure while still achieving adequate patient blood management would be very important for patients undergoing APR and TPE as well.
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Patient blood management to reduce transfusion need. JAAPA 2016; 28:51-2. [PMID: 25621967 DOI: 10.1097/01.jaa.0000455656.27295.2c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Patient blood management is a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach aimed at improving patient outcomes, preserving the blood supply, and reducing costs. By identifying patients at risk for transfusion and taking steps to maintain hemoglobin concentration, manage anemia, optimize hemostasis, and minimize blood loss, clinicians can improve patient outcomes.
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Shander A, Bracey AW, Goodnough LT, Gross I, Hassan NE, Ozawa S, Marques MB. Patient Blood Management as Standard of Care. Anesth Analg 2016; 123:1051-3. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Rabinowitz MR, Cognetti DM, Nyquist GG. Blood-Sparing Techniques in Head and Neck Surgery. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016; 49:549-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Transfusion-transmitted infections remain among the most-feared complications of allogeneic blood transfusion. Thanks to several strategies including donor screening and deferral, blood testing and pathogen inactivation, their risks have reached all-time low levels, particularly in developed nations. Nonetheless, new and emerging infections remain a threat that is likely to exacerbate in the coming years with continued globalization and climate change. More effective strategies of pathogen inactivation and more vigilant horizon screening are hoped to abate the risk. Additionally, allogeneic transfusion has repeatedly been shown to be associated with worsening of outcomes in patients, including the documented increased risk of infections (often nosocomial) in recipients of transfusions. The underlying mechanism is likely to be related to immunosuppressive effects of allogeneic blood, iron content, and bacterial contamination. This issue is best addressed by more judicious and evidence-based use of allogeneic blood components to ensure the potential benefits outweigh the risks.
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- Aryeh Shander
- a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine , Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and TeamHealth Research Institute , Englewood , NJ , USA
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- a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine , Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and TeamHealth Research Institute , Englewood , NJ , USA
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- a Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine , Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and TeamHealth Research Institute , Englewood , NJ , USA
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Surgery and transfusion. REVISTA MÉDICA DEL HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hgmx.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Shander A, Isbister J, Gombotz H. Patient blood management: the global view. Transfusion 2016; 56 Suppl 1:S94-102. [DOI: 10.1111/trf.13529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Aryeh Shander
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
- Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery; Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York New York
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Northern Clinical School, Royal North Shore Hospital; Sydney NSW Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care; General Hospital Linz; Linz Austria
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Kamal AM, Elramely MA, Abd Elhaq MM. The Value of Continuous Noninvasive Hemoglobin Monitoring in Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Practice during Abdominal Cancer Surgery. OPEN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016; 06:13-19. [DOI: 10.4236/ojanes.2016.63003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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White MJ, Hazard SW, Frank SM, Boyd JS, Wick EC, Ness PM, Tobian AAR. The evolution of perioperative transfusion testing and blood ordering. Anesth Analg 2015; 120:1196-203. [PMID: 25988630 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The evolution of modern anesthesia and surgical practices has been accompanied by enhanced supportive procedures in blood banking and transfusion medicine. There is increased focus on the preparation and the use of blood components including, but not limited to, preventing unnecessary type and screen/crossmatch orders, decreasing the time required to provide compatible red blood cells (RBCs), and reducing the waste of limited blood and personnel resources. The aim of this review is to help the anesthesiologist and surgical staff identify patients at highest risk for surgical bleeding. In addition, this review examines how anesthesia and transfusion medicine can efficiently and safely allocate blood components for surgical patients who require transfusions. The following databases were searched: PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library from January 1970 through March 2014. Subsequent reference searches of retrieved articles were also assessed. Several innovations have drastically changed the procedures by which blood is ordered, inventoried, and the speed in which blood is delivered for patient care. Before entering an operating room, patient blood management provides guidance to clinicians about when and how to treat preoperative anemia and intra- and postoperative strategies to limit the patient's exposure to blood components. Timely updates of the recommendations for blood orders (maximum surgical blood ordering schedule) have enhanced preoperative decision making regarding the appropriateness of the type and screen versus the type and crossmatch order. The updated maximum surgical blood ordering schedule reflects modern practices, such as laparoscopy, improved surgical techniques, and use of hemostatic agents resulting in a more streamlined process for ordering and obtaining RBCs. The electronic (computer) crossmatch and electronic remote blood issue have also dramatically reduced the amount of time required to obtain crossmatch-compatible RBCs when compared with the more traditional serologic crossmatch methods. These changes in blood banking methods have resulted in more efficient delivery of blood to surgical patients.
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- Marissa J White
- From the *Department of Pathology, Division of Transfusion Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; †Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; ‡Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; and §Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Canillas F, Gómez-Ramírez S, García-Erce JA, Pavía-Molina J, Gómez-Luque A, Muñoz M. “Patient Blood Management” in orthopedic surgery. Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol (Engl Ed) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recote.2015.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Keating GM. Ferric carboxymaltose: a guide to its use in iron deficiency. DRUGS & THERAPY PERSPECTIVES 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40267-015-0203-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Burks S, Spotnitz W. Safety and usability of hemostats, sealants, and adhesives. AORN J 2015; 100:160-76. [PMID: 25080417 DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2014.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Revised: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hemostats, sealants, and adhesives are an integral part of surgical patient care. Nurses who have knowledge about these agents can better help ensure safe, efficient surgical patient care. As a caregiver and patient advocate, the perioperative nurse must understand the most current information about these agents and be prepared to facilitate the transfer of this knowledge to all caregivers. Information about these agents, including the contraindications, warnings, and precautions associated with their use as well as their preparation and application, is provided here. Algorithms designed to clarify the best options for using hemostats, sealants, and adhesives are included as well.
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Canillas F, Gómez-Ramírez S, García-Erce JA, Pavía-Molina J, Gómez-Luque A, Muñoz M. "Patient blood management" in orthopaedic surgery. Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol (Engl Ed) 2015; 59:137-49. [PMID: 25650076 DOI: 10.1016/j.recot.2014.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Orthopaedic and trauma surgical procedures (OTS) can lead to significant blood losses and acute postoperative anaemia, which in many cases requires allogeneic blood transfusions (ABT). The clinical, economic and logistical disadvantages of ABT have promoted the development of multidisciplinary and multimodal programs generically known as Patient Blood Management (PBM) programs, which have as their objective to reduce or eliminate the need for ABT and improve clinical outcomes. These programs are supported by the implementation of four groups of perioperative measures: (1) use of restrictive transfusion criteria; (2) stimulation of erythropoiesis; (3) reduction of bleeding; and (4) autologous blood transfusion. In this article, a review is presented of the effectiveness, safety and recommendations of applicable strategies in OTS, as well as the barriers and requirements to the development and implementation of PBM programs in this surgical specialty.
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- Fernando Canillas
- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Cruz Roja, Madrid, España.
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- GIEMSA, Medicina Transfusional Perioperatoria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España
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- GIEMSA, Medicina Transfusional Perioperatoria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España
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- GIEMSA, Medicina Transfusional Perioperatoria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España
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A better understanding of risks associated with allogeneic blood transfusions (ABTs), along with a growing population of patients who do not accept transfusions, have led to the emergence of new treatment paradigms with “bloodless medicine.” In this chapter, we review prior studies describing management and outcomes in patients who refuse transfusion (referred to as “bloodless patients” herein) and summarize the approaches used at our institution. Bloodless management for surgical patients includes treatment of preoperative anemia, use of autologous blood salvage, and minimizing blood loss with procedures. Other adjuncts for both medical and surgical patients include minimizing blood loss from laboratory testing using pediatric phlebotomy tubes and conservative testing. Anemia can be treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, as well as iron, folate, and B12 when indicated. Although there are limited retrospective studies and no prospective studies to guide management, prior reports suggest that outcomes for surgical patients managed without ABTs are comparable to historic controls. A recent risk-adjusted, propensity-matched, case-control study of outcomes of all hospitalized patients who refused ABT at a large academic health center showed that bloodless management was not an independent predictor of adverse outcomes. Surprisingly, there was a lower overall mortality in the bloodless group and discharge hemoglobin levels were similar for both bloodless and control groups. Further research is now needed to optimize therapy and identify novel interventions to manage bloodless patients. Lessons learned from bloodless patients are likely to benefit all patients given recent evidence suggesting that patients who avoid ABTs do as well, if not better, than those who accept transfusions.
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Beguin Y, Jaspers A. Iron sucrose - characteristics, efficacy and regulatory aspects of an established treatment of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in a broad range of therapeutic areas. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2014; 15:2087-103. [PMID: 25186219 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2014.953928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Iron is a key element in the transport and utilization of oxygen and a variety of metabolic pathways. Iron deficiency is a major cause of anemia and can be associated with fatigue, impaired physical function and reduced quality of life. Administration of oral or intravenous (i.v.) iron is the recommended treatment for iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in different therapeutic areas. AREAS COVERED This article provides an overview of studies that evaluated i.v. iron sucrose for anemia and iron status management, either alone or in combination with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, across various diseases and conditions. EXPERT OPINION Iron sucrose is an established, effective and well-tolerated treatment of IDA in patients with acute or chronic conditions such as chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, pregnancy (second and third trimester), postpartum period, heavy menstrual bleeding and cancer who need rapid iron supply and in whom oral iron preparations are ineffective or not tolerated. Available data on patient blood management warrant further studies on preoperative iron treatment. First experience with iron sucrose follow-on products raises questions about their therapeutic equivalence without comparative clinical data in newly diagnosed patients or patients on existing chronic treatment.
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- Yves Beguin
- University Hospital of Liège , Avenue de l'Hopital1, B-4000 Liège , Belgium +32 43 66 72 01 ; +32 43 66 88 55 ;
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Frank SM, Wick EC, Dezern AE, Ness PM, Wasey JO, Pippa AC, Dackiw E, Resar LMS. Risk-adjusted clinical outcomes in patients enrolled in a bloodless program. Transfusion 2014; 54:2668-77. [PMID: 24942198 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 04/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although clinical outcomes have been reported for patients who do not accept allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT), many previous studies lack a control group, fail to use risk adjustment, and focus exclusively on cardiac surgery. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We report a risk-adjusted, propensity score-matched, retrospective case-control study of clinical outcomes for inpatients who did not accept ABT (bloodless, n = 294) and those who did accept ABT (control, n = 1157). Multidisciplinary specialized care was rendered to the bloodless patients to conserve blood and optimize clinical outcomes. Differences in hemoglobin (Hb), mortality, five morbid outcomes, and hospital charges and costs were compared. Subgroups of medical and surgical patients were analyzed, and independent predictors of outcome were determined by multivariate analysis. RESULTS Overall, mortality was lower in the bloodless group (0.7%) than in the control group (2.7%; p = 0.046), primarily attributed to the surgical subgroup. After risk adjustment, bloodless care was not an independent predictor of the composite adverse outcome (death or any morbid event; p = 0.91; odds ratio, 1.02; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-1.53). Discharge Hb concentrations were similar in the bloodless (10.8 ± 2.7 g/dL) and control (10.9 ± 2.3 g/dL) groups (p = 0.42). Total and direct hospital costs were 12% (p = 0.02) and 18% (p = 0.02) less, respectively, in the bloodless patients, a difference attributed to the surgical subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Using appropriate blood conservation measures for patients who do not accept ABT results in similar or better outcomes and is associated with equivalent or lower costs. This specialized care may be beneficial even for those patients who accept ABT.
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- Steven M Frank
- Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Gombotz H, Rehak PH, Shander A, Hofmann A. The second Austrian benchmark study for blood use in elective surgery: results and practice change. Transfusion 2014; 54:2646-57. [DOI: 10.1111/trf.12687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Hans Gombotz
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care; General Hospital Linz; Linz Austria
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- Department of Surgery; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York New York
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- School of Surgery; Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences; University of Western Australia; Perth Australia
- Centre for Population Health Research; Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute; Curtin University; Perth Australia
- Institute of Anaesthesiology; University Hospital and University of Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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Froessler B, Collingwood J, Hodyl NA, Dekker G. Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose for anaemia in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014; 14:115. [PMID: 24667031 PMCID: PMC3986933 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Iron deficiency is a common nutritional deficiency amongst women of childbearing age. Peri-partum iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is associated with significant maternal, fetal and infant morbidity. Current options for treatment are limited: these include oral iron supplementation, which can be ineffective and poorly tolerated, and red blood cell transfusions, which carry an inherent risk and should be avoided. Ferric carboxymaltose is a new treatment option that may be better tolerated.The study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) correction with intravenous ferric carboxymaltose in pregnant women with mild, moderate and severe anaemia in the second and third trimester. METHODS Prospective observational study; 65 anaemic pregnant women received ferric carboxymaltose up to 15 mg/kg between 24 and 40 weeks of pregnancy (median 35 weeks gestational age, SD 3.6). Treatment effectiveness was assessed by repeat haemoglobin (Hb) measurements and patient report of well-being in the postpartum period. Safety was assessed by analysis of adverse drug reactions and fetal heart rate monitoring during the infusion. RESULTS Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose infusion significantly increased Hb values (p < 0.01) above baseline levels in all women. Increased Hb values were observed at 3 and 6 weeks post infusion and up to 8 weeks post-infusion. Ferritin values increased significantly after the infusion. Only 4 women had repeat ferritin values post-partum which remained above baseline levels. Fetal heart rate monitoring did not indicate a drug related negative impact on the fetus. Of the 29 (44.6%) women interviewed, 19 (65.5%) women reported an improvement in their well-being and 9 (31%) felt no different after the infusion. None of the women felt worse. No serious adverse effects were found and minor side effects occurred in 13 (20%) patients. CONCLUSIONS Our prospective data is consistent with existing observational reports of the safe and effective use of ferric carboxymaltose in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy.
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- Bernd Froessler
- Department of Anaesthesia, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Haydown Road, Elizabeth Vale 5112, South Australia, Australia.
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Shander A, Javidroozi M, Naqvi S, Aregbeyen O, Çaylan M, Demir S, Juhl A. An update on mortality and morbidity in patients with very low postoperative hemoglobin levels who decline blood transfusion (CME). Transfusion 2014; 54:2688-95; quiz 2687. [DOI: 10.1111/trf.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Aryeh Shander
- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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The current “manufacturing paradigm” of transfusion practice has detached transfusion from the clinical environment. As an example, fresh whole blood in large-volume hemorrhage may be superior to whole blood reconstituted from multiple components. Multicomponent apheresis can overcome logistical difficulties in matching patient needs with fresh component availability and can deliver the benefits of fresh whole blood. Because of the different transfusion needs of patients in emerging economies and the vulnerability of these blood systems to emerging infections, fresh whole blood and multicomponent apheresis can better meet patient needs when compared with transplants of the “manufacturing paradigm”. We propose that patient blood management, along with panels of repeat, paid, accredited apheresis and fresh whole-blood donors can be used in emerging economies to support decentralized blood services. This alternative transfusion–medicine paradigm could eventually also be adopted by established economies to focus transfusion medicine on local patient needs and to alleviate the problem of the aging volunteer donor base.
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- Albert Farrugia
- College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia ; Centre for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Shander A, Hofmann A, Isbister J, Van Aken H. Patient blood management--the new frontier. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2014; 27:5-10. [PMID: 23590911 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2013.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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As one of the oldest and most common procedures in clinical practice, allogeneic blood transfusions face many issues including questionable safety and efficacy, increasing costs and limited supply. The need to provide effective care for a relatively small population of patients who could not be transfused for various reasons gave rise to 'bloodless medicine and surgery', which was subsequently proposed as a care strategy for all patients, with the goal of minimising the use of allogeneic blood components. The next evolution came from the shift from a 'product-centred' approach towards a 'patient-centred' approach, that is, a focus on patient outcome rather than use of blood components, which gave birth to 'patient blood management'. Defined as "the timely application of evidence-based medical and surgical concepts designed to maintain haemoglobin concentration, optimise haemostasis and minimise blood loss in an effort to improve patient outcome", patient blood management is expected to reshape the future of transfusion medicine and the way blood components are used in clinical practice.
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- Aryeh Shander
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine and Pain Management, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, USA.
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Hohmuth B, Ozawa S, Ashton M, Melseth RL. Patient-centered blood management. J Hosp Med 2014; 9:60-5. [PMID: 24282018 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transfusions are common in hospitalized patients but carry significant risk, with associated morbidity and mortality that increases with each unit of blood received. Clinical trials consistently support a conservative over a liberal approach to transfusion. Yet there remains wide variation in practice, and more than half of red cell transfusions may be inappropriate. Adopting a more comprehensive approach to the bleeding, coagulopathic, or anemic patient has the potential to improve patient care. METHODS We present a patient-centered blood management (PBM) paradigm. The 4 guiding principles of effective PBM that we present include anemia management, coagulation optimization, blood conservation, and patient-centered decision making. RESULTS PBM has the potential to decrease transfusion rates, decrease practice variation, and improve patient outcomes. CONCLUSION PBM's value proposition is highly aligned with that of hospital medicine. Hospitalists' dual role as front-line care providers and quality improvement leaders make them the ideal candidates to develop, implement, and practice PBM.
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- Benjamin Hohmuth
- Department of Hospital Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
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Shander A, Ozawa S, Gross I, Henry D. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents: friends or foes? Transfusion 2013; 53:1867-72. [PMID: 24015936 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ozawa S. Patient Blood Management: Use of Topical Hemostatic and Sealant Agents. AORN J 2013; 98:461-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2013.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Revised: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Shi L, Wang JX, Stevens L, Ness P, Shan H. Blood safety and availability: continuing challenges in China's blood banking system. Transfusion 2013; 54:471-82. [PMID: 23710600 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Social and economic development, along with increased health care coverage, has caused a sharp increase in the clinical demand for blood in China. Whole blood collection has increased rapidly in the past decade but has failed to keep pace with the ever-increasing demand. Overall, the country's blood safety has been improved with 99% of whole blood donations collected from voluntary unpaid donors. However, the unmet clinical demand for blood and the increasing incidence of human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis in the general population pose new challenges to China's blood banking system. To ensure a safe and adequate blood supply, continued efforts are required to recruit and retain a sufficient number of low-risk voluntary blood donors, improve donor prescreening and blood testing process, ease donor restrictions, and strengthen patient blood management.
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- Ling Shi
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts; The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China; Department of Nursing, Hallmark Health System, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, Maryland
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