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Optimal Blood Use
1. Synopsis
2. Purpose
2.1 Background
2.2 Methods
2.3 Language, translation and definitions
2.4 Evidence
3. Quality systems
3.1 Clinical quality assurance
3.2 Quality system for clinical transfusion
3.3 Success factors
3.4 Hospital Transfusion Team
3.5 Managing the environment
3.6 Quality indicators for blood transfusion
3.7 Specific indicators of transfusion practice
4. Adverse events
4.1 Errors: causes, consequences and actions for quality improvement
4.2 Prevention and avoidance
4.3 Some features of different national haemovigilance programmes
5. Documentation
5.1 Clinical Transfusion Guidelines
6. Blood components
6.1 Preparation of blood components
6.2 Blood component label
6.3 Labelling of blood prepared for an individual patient
6.4 Outline of blood component preparation and composition
6.5 Platelet components
6.6 Plasma components
6.7 Pathogen-reduced blood components
6.8 Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
6.9 Transfusion Associate Graft versus Host Disease (TA GvHD)
6.10 Use of washed red cells
6.11 Clinical indications for transfusion of blood components
6.12 Component specifications from Directive 2004/33/EC
7. Clinical
7.1 Epidemiology of blood use
7.2 Which patients get transfused?
7.3 To transfuse or not?
7.4 Urgent and emergency transfusion – major bleeding
7.5 Clinical conditions that require a clinical transfusion guideline
7.6 Evidence: Systematic reviews and clinical guidelines
7.7 Evidence-based recommendations for practice
7.8 Key points about the clinical indications for transfusing blood components
7.9 Platelets
7.10 Fresh Frozen Plasma
7.11 Fibrinogen replacement
7.12 Frequently asked questions about blood components
7.13 Avoiding the need to transfuse: planned surgery
7.14 Informing patients
8. Blood bank
9. Audit
9.1 Success factors: resources, leadership and management support
9.2 Clinical audit and clinical research
9.3 The audit cycle
9.4 Planning and setting up the clinical audit
9.5 Collect data
9.6 Analyse audit data
9.7 Present the results
9.8 Presentation of results
9.9 Detailed examples of audits
10. Training
10.1 Establish leadership and management support
10.2 Undertake training needs assessment
10.3 Baseline assessment of knowledge and practice
10.4 Obtain teaching and training material
10.5 Select teaching methods
10.6 Assess theoretical knowledge and practical competency
10.7 Manage training records
10.8 Evaluate the training programme
10.9 Sustain the momentum of the programme
11. Resources
11.1 List of contributors
11.2 References
11.3 Links
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Optimal Blood Use
1. Synopsis
2. Purpose
2.1 Background
2.2 Methods
2.3 Language, translation and definitions
2.4 Evidence
3. Quality systems
3.1 Clinical quality assurance
3.2 Quality system for clinical transfusion
3.3 Success factors
3.4 Hospital Transfusion Team
3.5 Managing the environment
3.6 Quality indicators for blood transfusion
3.7 Specific indicators of transfusion practice
4. Adverse events
4.1 Errors: causes, consequences and actions for quality improvement
4.2 Prevention and avoidance
4.3 Some features of different national haemovigilance programmes
5. Documentation
5.1 Clinical Transfusion Guidelines
6. Blood components
6.1 Preparation of blood components
6.2 Blood component label
6.3 Labelling of blood prepared for an individual patient
6.4 Outline of blood component preparation and composition
6.5 Platelet components
6.6 Plasma components
6.7 Pathogen-reduced blood components
6.8 Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
6.9 Transfusion Associate Graft versus Host Disease (TA GvHD)
6.10 Use of washed red cells
6.11 Clinical indications for transfusion of blood components
6.12 Component specifications from Directive 2004/33/EC
7. Clinical
7.1 Epidemiology of blood use
7.2 Which patients get transfused?
7.3 To transfuse or not?
7.4 Urgent and emergency transfusion – major bleeding
7.5 Clinical conditions that require a clinical transfusion guideline
7.6 Evidence: Systematic reviews and clinical guidelines
7.7 Evidence-based recommendations for practice
7.8 Key points about the clinical indications for transfusing blood components
7.9 Platelets
7.10 Fresh Frozen Plasma
7.11 Fibrinogen replacement
7.12 Frequently asked questions about blood components
7.13 Avoiding the need to transfuse: planned surgery
7.14 Informing patients
8. Blood bank
9. Audit
9.1 Success factors: resources, leadership and management support
9.2 Clinical audit and clinical research
9.3 The audit cycle
9.4 Planning and setting up the clinical audit
9.5 Collect data
9.6 Analyse audit data
9.7 Present the results
9.8 Presentation of results
9.9 Detailed examples of audits
10. Training
10.1 Establish leadership and management support
10.2 Undertake training needs assessment
10.3 Baseline assessment of knowledge and practice
10.4 Obtain teaching and training material
10.5 Select teaching methods
10.6 Assess theoretical knowledge and practical competency
10.7 Manage training records
10.8 Evaluate the training programme
10.9 Sustain the momentum of the programme
11. Resources
11.1 List of contributors
11.2 References
11.3 Links
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