Implementation of a whole blood programme within a blood service: Practical guidance for blood providers

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Authors

Torunn Oveland Apelseth · Haukeland University Hospital

Ólafur Eysteinn Sigurjónsson · Reykjavík University

Barry Doyle · Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Ryan Evans · Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Chloe George · Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Wiebke Handke · Krankenhaus vom Roten Kreuz

Catherine Humbrecht

Abstract

We conclude that implementation of a WB programme for routine and emergency management of patients with severe bleeding can be performed in a structured, safe and sustainable way.

Topics & Keywords

Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Blood transfusion and management Blood donation and transfusion practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Vox Sanguinis

Volume 121, Issue 3, pp. 228-236

DOI: 10.1111/vox.70168

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