Current state of technical transfusion medicine practice for out‐of‐hospital blood transfusion in Canada
Isabelle Blais‐Normandin,
Tihiro Rymer,
Shelley Feenstra
et al.
Abstract:Background and ObjectivesCanadian out‐of‐hospital blood transfusion programmes (OHBTPs) are emerging, to improve outcomes of trauma patients by providing pre‐hospital transfusion from the scene of injury, given prolonged transport times. Literature is lacking to guide its implementation. Thus, we sought to gather technical transfusion medicine (TM)‐specific practices across Canadian OHBTPs.Materials and MethodsA survey was sent to TM representatives of Canadian OHBTPs from November 2021 to March 2022. Data reg… Show more
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