23EL-810 On-Demand eCast: Whole Blood Vs. Components Vs. Crystalloid: What’s The Evidence?

Live Program Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Program Number: 22EL-810

Educational Track: Technical/Clinical
Topic: Blood Donation & Collection, Patient Transfusion
Intended Audience: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Directors, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Perfusionists, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
Teaching Level: Advanced, Basic, Intermediate

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)
Director/Moderator: Elizabeth St. Lezin, MD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Speakers: Mark Yazer, MD, Professor of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Richard L. Haspel, MD, PhD, FRCPath(Hon), Professor of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Program Description
There has been growing interest in the use of massive transfusion protocols and whole blood for use in both trauma and non-trauma patients. Should these patients receive whole blood? This program will first review the latest literature on the prehospital resuscitation of trauma patients with massive hemorrhage. Second, the program will review the state of the evidence for the use of whole blood and component therapy in trauma and non-trauma patients. The purpose of the program is to aid transfusion services and blood banks in planning for the optimal support of bleeding patients in both trauma and non-trauma settings.

Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Analyze the current literature on the resuscitation of bleeding trauma patients using whole blood versus components versus crystalloid in the prehospital setting.
• Describe the role of whole blood versus ratio-driven component therapy in trauma and non-trauma patients.
• Apply existing evidence in deciding on the optimal support of bleeding patients in both trauma and non-trauma settings.

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