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Blood Management

Evidence-based Transfusion Practice in Cardiac Surgery (BLM_150_12232020)


Description
Transfusion is associated with many bad outcomes. This course discusses the clinical components to create a successful blood management approach to avoid patient transfusion during cardiac surgery.

Course Objectives
1. Compute the cost of a single unit of red blood cells.
2. Categorize three risks and adverse effects of receiving a transfusion.
3. Choose the clinical components to create a successful blood management approach for your patients.

Instructor: Steven M. Frank, MD. This talk was presented at the AmSECT Quality and Outcomes Meeting in the fall of 2014.

Expected time to complete course: 50 minutes
Content
  • Read: Implementing a Health System–wide PBM Program with a Community Approach
  • Video Presentation: Evidence-based Transfusion Practice and PBM Program [30 min]
  • E-B Transfusion / PBM Quiz
  • End of Course Survey
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 3 years
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