Saving Lives While Saving Blood

Learn about blood transfusion practices, blood products, and patient blood management in this comprehensive physician grand rounds presentation. Explore the history of transfusions, various blood components, and their clinical applications. Gain insights into proper indications for red cell transfusions, plasma administration, and platelet transfusions. Discover strategies for massive transfusions, managing transfusion reactions, and preventing circulatory overload. Examine evidence-based approaches to blood management and understand key takeaway points for improving patient care while optimizing blood utilization in clinical practice.

Introduction
Conflict of Interest
Educational Objectives
Blood Collection Facility
Outreach
Transfusion History
Blood Products
Whole Blood Donation
Plasma Donation
Blood Facts
Red Cell Transfusion
Blood Management
Plasma
Coagulation
INR
When to get plasma
Contraindications
Plasma Doses
Massive Transfusions
Platelets
Indications
Correct count increment CCI
When do you give it
Premedication
Washing
Reducing Volume
transfusion reactions
circulatory overload
trolley transfusion
choosing wisely
takehome points