Current state of technical transfusion medicine practice for out-of-hospital blood transfusion in Canada.
bleeding
haemorrhage
pre-hospital transfusion
transfusion medicine
trauma
Journal
Vox sanguinis
ISSN: 1423-0410
Titre abrégé: Vox Sang
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0413606
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
11
09
2023
received:
09
05
2023
accepted:
18
09
2023
pubmed:
5
10
2023
medline:
5
10
2023
entrez:
5
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Canadian 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. A survey was sent to TM representatives of Canadian OHBTPs from November 2021 to March 2022. Data regarding transport, packaging, blood components and inventory management were included and reported descriptively. Only practices involving Blood on Board programme components for emergency use were included. OHBTPs focus on helicopter emergency medical service programmes, with some supplying fixed-wing aircraft and ground ambulances. All provide 1-3 coolers with 2 units of O RhD/Kell-negative red blood cells (RBCs) per cooler, with British Columbia trialling coolers with 2 units of pre-thawed group A plasma. Inventory exchanges are scheduled and blood components are returned to TM inventory using visual inspection and internal temperature data logger readings. Coolers are validated to storage durations ranging from 72 to 124 h. All programmes audit to manage wastage, though there is no consensus on appropriate benchmarks. All programmes have a process for documenting units issued, reconciliation after transfusion and for transfusion reaction reporting; however, training programmes vary. Common considerations included storage during extreme temperature environments, O-negative RBC stewardship, recipient notification, traceability, clinical practice guidelines co-reviewed by TM and a common audit framework. OHBTPs have many similarities throughout Canada, where harmonization may assist in further developing standards, leveraging best practice and national coordination.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
Canadian 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 METHODS
METHODS
A survey was sent to TM representatives of Canadian OHBTPs from November 2021 to March 2022. Data regarding transport, packaging, blood components and inventory management were included and reported descriptively. Only practices involving Blood on Board programme components for emergency use were included.
RESULTS
RESULTS
OHBTPs focus on helicopter emergency medical service programmes, with some supplying fixed-wing aircraft and ground ambulances. All provide 1-3 coolers with 2 units of O RhD/Kell-negative red blood cells (RBCs) per cooler, with British Columbia trialling coolers with 2 units of pre-thawed group A plasma. Inventory exchanges are scheduled and blood components are returned to TM inventory using visual inspection and internal temperature data logger readings. Coolers are validated to storage durations ranging from 72 to 124 h. All programmes audit to manage wastage, though there is no consensus on appropriate benchmarks. All programmes have a process for documenting units issued, reconciliation after transfusion and for transfusion reaction reporting; however, training programmes vary. Common considerations included storage during extreme temperature environments, O-negative RBC stewardship, recipient notification, traceability, clinical practice guidelines co-reviewed by TM and a common audit framework.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
OHBTPs have many similarities throughout Canada, where harmonization may assist in further developing standards, leveraging best practice and national coordination.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1086-1094Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Vox Sanguinis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Blood Transfusion.
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