Journal article
A Surgeon's Perspective on Blood Conservation Practice in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, Vol.13(6), pp.782-787
11/01/2022
DOI: 10.1177/21501351221114846
PMID: 36300269
Abstract
Blood conservation practice in pediatric cardiac surgery has not been consistently adopted as quality improvement in many centers despite known risks associated with allogeneic blood products, shortage of donors, and costs. There are many blood conservation strategies available which collectively minimize exposure to allogeneic transfusion by maximizing the use of autologous red cells. These strategies are safe, reproducible, and have been implemented in clinical practice collectively with great efficacy for all patient ages and complexity levels. Institutional commitment to a set guideline will improve their blood conservation practice and quality outcome. The purpose of this article is to provide early career and practicing congenital cardiac surgeons with practical information concerning blood conservation strategies which can be considered for implementation in any pediatric cardiac surgery program, and which may be of particular value in resource-limited programs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Surgeon's Perspective on Blood Conservation Practice in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Creators
- Mohsen Karimi - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, Vol.13(6), pp.782-787
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/21501351221114846
- PMID
- 36300269
- ISSN
- 2150-1351
- eISSN
- 2150-136X
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984557845402771
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