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Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Thresholds in Critical ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusions should ... Transfusions are ... #Thresholds #Hematology
Indications for Transfusion of Platelets in Neonates

#Management #Peds #Pediatrics #Platelets #Transfusion #Plateletpheresis #Thresholds #NonBleeding #Surgery
Indications for Transfusion ... of Platelets in ... Peds #Pediatrics #Platelets ... #Transfusion #Plateletpheresis ... #Thresholds #NonBleeding
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Indications for Transfusion
Packed RBCs
 • Hgb <7 g/dL or hematocrit <21% in a patient with uncompromised
Indications for Transfusion ... hemoglobinopathy Platelets ... Platelet transfusions ... Willebrand disease #Transfusion ... #Indications #Thresholds
Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
Thresholds for Transfusion ... of Platelets in ... #Management #Platelets ... #Transfusion #Plateletpheresis ... #Thresholds #NonBleeding
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Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusion Thresholds ... donor (apheresis) platelets ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
WBC and platelets ... Hct 60% Platelet ... pheresis - Platelets ... proteins, all coagulation ... @Bloodman #BloodProduct
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
incompatible blood transfusion ... Findings in DIC: • Platelet ... Thrombocytopenia - Platelet ... Treat primary cause ... #diagnosis #causes
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
Point-of-care anti-coagulation ... determining if transfusion ... reduce number of transfusions ... amplitude • If ↓ → platelet ... deficiency → give platelets
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
, due to anti-platelet ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... common following platelet ... more likely to cause
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... Sequestration Disordered Platelet ... • Vasculitis Coagulation ... deficiencies Coagulation ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes