Because of the critical shortage of the blood supply across the nation, health care organizations are having to work with less. On this episode, part two of a three-part series, we discuss reducing the number of transfusions and other strategies that will help you manage a more limited blood supply.
Guest speaker:
Akiva Faerber
Senior Principal
Vizient
Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
Show Notes:
[00:32] Not focusing on eight as the magical number
[01:37] Managing red blood cells (RBCs)
[03:53] “Why two? Why not one? Why one? Why not none?”
[05:11] Autologous transfusion
[07:26] RBC-stimulating drugs
[09:05] Financial issues
[09:34] Old blood vs new blood
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Akiva Faerber’s contact email: akiva.faerber@vizientinc.com
Conservation of Blood Products (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) Click here
Severe Blood Shortage (American Red Cross web page) Click here
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