Whole Blood Transfusion

Tyra Wiggins MS, Brian Worthington MS, and Jeff Riley MHPE, CCP-Emeritus

Allogeneic whole blood transfusion has been adopted in battlefield and trauma medicine. Whole blood transfusion (WBT) has been studied in pediatric cardiac surgery and shows potential future use in adult cardiac surgery.

This course reviews the history of whole blood transfusion and the recent publications that are advancing the knowledge for WBT.

The course features an AmSECToday article from December 2020. A slide show and references follow the AT article to help the learner understand the important issues associated with whole blood transfusion during cardiac surgery.

Expected time to complete the course: 50 minutes

As AmSECT University relaunches its professional continuing education website, we are required by the ABCP to resubmit our application for Category I Self Directed Continuing Education (SDCE) for Category I CEU’s. AmSECT University has begun this process. At the completion of your course, your certificate will say “pending one (1) ABCP Category I CEU”. You will be notified to reprint your certificates once approval has been granted.

Per the ABCP, a maximum of ten (10) SDCE I CEU’s may be used for professional activity recertification within a three-year reporting cycle. Members may submit additional Category III CEU’s.