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Indications for Transfusion
Packed RBCs
 • Hgb <7 g/dL or hematocrit <21% in a patient with uncompromised
Indications for Transfusion ... • < 30,000 and bleeding ... postoperative bleeding ... Platelet transfusions ... Willebrand disease #Transfusion
Thresholds for Transfusion of Platelets in Adults
Major surgery or invasive procedure, no active bleeding - 
≤
Thresholds for Transfusion ... of Platelets in ... procedure, no active bleeding ... #Management #Platelets ... #Transfusion #Plateletpheresis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
donor (apheresis) platelets ... , due to anti-platelet ... common following platelet ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... contamination: Platelets
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... children) • Platelets ... only for severe bleeding ... extremely low platelet
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
, due to anti-platelet ... Injury (TRALI): Leading ... common following platelet ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... contamination: Platelets
Bleeding and Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Vascular System Defect - Congenital vs Acquired
 •
Bleeding and Bruising ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vs Acquired • Platelet ... vs Acquired #Bleeding ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
Thromboelastography (TEG) based therapy and Management

If r time prolonged -> FFP
If MA low -> plts/cryoprecipitate (if
cryoprecipitate If platelets ... < 50 - > platelet ... transfusions If
Thromboelastography (TEG) Based Management
 - If R time prolonged -> FFP 
 - If MA low
cryoprecipitate - If platelets ... < 50 -> platelet ... transfusions
Thromboelastography (trademarked as TEG)
 • Graphical representation of the fibrin polymerization process
 • Point-of-care anti-coagulation monitoring
determining if transfusion ... algorithms and ... reduce number of transfusions ... amplitude • If ↓ → platelet ... deficiency → give platelets