A novel protocol to maintain continuous access to thawed plasma at a rural trauma center.
Journal
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
ISSN: 2163-0763
Titre abrégé: J Trauma Acute Care Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101570622
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2020
01 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
8
8
2019
medline:
25
6
2020
entrez:
8
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Early administration of plasma improves mortality in massively transfused patients, but the thawing process causes delay. Small rural centers have been reluctant to maintain thawed plasma due to waste concerns. Our 254-bed rural Level II trauma center initiated a protocol allowing continuous access to thawed plasma, and we hypothesized its implementation would not increase waste or cost. Two units of thawed plasma are continuously maintained in the trauma bay blood refrigerator. After 3 days, these units are replaced with freshly thawed plasma and returned to the blood bank for utilization prior to their 5-day expiration date. The blood bank monitors and rotates the plasma. Only trauma surgeons can use the plasma stored in the trauma bay. Wasted units and cost were measured over a 12-month period and compared with the previous 2 years. The blood bank thawed 1127 units of plasma during the study period assigning 274 to the trauma bay. When compared with previous years, we found a significant increase in waste (p < 0.001) and cost (p = 0.020) after implementing our protocol. It cost approximately US $125/month extra to maintain continuous access to thawed plasma during the study period. A protocol to maintain thawed plasma in the trauma bay at a rural Level II trauma center resulted in a miniscule increase in waste and cost when considering the scope of maintaining a trauma center. We think this cost is also minimal when compared with the value of having immediate access to thawed plasma. Constant availability of thawed plasma can be offered at smaller rural centers without a meaningful impact on cost. Economic and Value-based Evaluations, Level III.
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BACKGROUND
Early administration of plasma improves mortality in massively transfused patients, but the thawing process causes delay. Small rural centers have been reluctant to maintain thawed plasma due to waste concerns. Our 254-bed rural Level II trauma center initiated a protocol allowing continuous access to thawed plasma, and we hypothesized its implementation would not increase waste or cost.
METHODS
Two units of thawed plasma are continuously maintained in the trauma bay blood refrigerator. After 3 days, these units are replaced with freshly thawed plasma and returned to the blood bank for utilization prior to their 5-day expiration date. The blood bank monitors and rotates the plasma. Only trauma surgeons can use the plasma stored in the trauma bay. Wasted units and cost were measured over a 12-month period and compared with the previous 2 years.
RESULTS
The blood bank thawed 1127 units of plasma during the study period assigning 274 to the trauma bay. When compared with previous years, we found a significant increase in waste (p < 0.001) and cost (p = 0.020) after implementing our protocol. It cost approximately US $125/month extra to maintain continuous access to thawed plasma during the study period.
DISCUSSION
A protocol to maintain thawed plasma in the trauma bay at a rural Level II trauma center resulted in a miniscule increase in waste and cost when considering the scope of maintaining a trauma center. We think this cost is also minimal when compared with the value of having immediate access to thawed plasma. Constant availability of thawed plasma can be offered at smaller rural centers without a meaningful impact on cost.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Economic and Value-based Evaluations, Level III.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31389917
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002472
pii: 01586154-202001000-00020
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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