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Improving Type And Screen Specimen Collection Prior To Elective Surgery, Nordx Blood Bank Staff, Haley Pelletier, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman
Improving Type And Screen Specimen Collection Prior To Elective Surgery, Nordx Blood Bank Staff, Haley Pelletier, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
To avoid delays in the availability of compatible blood for elective surgery patients requiring transfusion, a type and screen specimen should be completed at least 24 hours prior to surgery. Baseline metrics in an acute care inpatient blood bank demonstrated a significant number of cases with no type or screen completed.
The objective of this KPI was to prevent any delays in providing compatible blood products to scheduled surgical patients. Several internal and external system issues were identified as a result of a root cause analysis and a number of actions were initiated.
Outcomes have been positive. Data collection post …
Blood Transfusion, Thomas T. Willcockson
Plasma Transfusion In Circulatory Failure, Erwin E. Conry
Plasma Transfusion In Circulatory Failure, Erwin E. Conry
MD Theses
No abstract provided.
Use And Indications For Blood, Plasma, And Serum Transfusion, Guy G. Matson
Use And Indications For Blood, Plasma, And Serum Transfusion, Guy G. Matson
MD Theses
No abstract provided.
Blood Transfusion : History, Groups And Reactions, Wesly L. Bayles
Blood Transfusion : History, Groups And Reactions, Wesly L. Bayles
MD Theses
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