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AM21-31: Overcoming Inventory Management Hurdles in a Rural Versus Urban Transfusion Service


‐ Oct 18, 2021 3:45pm

Expiration Date: Dec 31, 2023


Credits: None available.

Maintaining adequate blood supply to support patient needs is a critical responsibility of hospital Transfusion Services. Inventory management is a challenge because supply and demand are unpredictable, made worse recently by a pandemic, wildfires, and social unrest. In addition to threats to the inventory, another challenge is the increasing variety of products such as the 9 platelet options provided by the Food and Drug Administration Guidance, “Bacterial Risk Control Strategies for Blood Collection Establishments and Transfusion Services to Enhance the Safety and Availability of Platelets for Transfusion.” This session will provide strategies for inventory management of red blood cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate and compare approaches suitable for Transfusion Services 1) during different levels of shortage 2) in rural versus urban settings 3) that serve different patient populations and clinical services 4) with and without a donor center.


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Learning Objectives:

  • Compare approaches for routine inventory management of red blood cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate for transfusion services in different practice settings
  • Discuss general strategies for inventory management of red blood cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate during supply challenges
  • Recognize the risks and describe plans at different centers for managing multiple types of platelet products (e.g., large volume delayed sampling, pathogen reduced, platelet additive solution) with different allowable product shelf-lives.

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Disclosures

  • Reggie Thomasson, MD:
    Nothing to Disclose
  • Nancy Dunbar, MD:
    Consultant, Honoraria: Verax Biomedical
  • Jenna Khan, MD:
    Nothing to Disclose

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. By completing the evaluation, you are attesting to watching the presentation in its entirety. A certificate will be immediately provided after submission.

Credits Available


AM21-31: Overcoming Inventory Management Hurdles in a Rural Versus Urban Transfusion Service Evaluation