BLOOD TRANSFUSION

Course overview

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS ARE A RELATIVELY COMMON MEDICAL PROCEDURE AND WHILE TYPICALLY SAFE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLICATIONS THAT PRACTITIONERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION, INCLUDING FOR SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS, THE PRE-TRANSFUSION PREPARATION AND THE POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS OF BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS.