August 13, 2025Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineOpen Access

Reducing blood wastage through introduction of a transfusion team

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BMBiswadev MitraRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners RGRuby Garland JCJackson Catalano

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Retrospective study shows reduced blood component wastage and volumes in critically bleeding patients, indicating transfusion teams enhance efficiency.

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Dedicated transfusion teams reduced blood component wastage from 1.7% to 1.1%, improving blood management.
Post-intervention, median transfusion volumes decreased from 3 to 2 units in trauma patients, which is significant.
This retrospective pre- and post-intervention analysis included critically bleeding patients in a level 1 trauma centre.
Efficient transfusion teams may improve patient outcomes by focusing on effective management during critical moments.

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Mitra et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a363490a429f797332a1dc https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-025-01452-w

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Retrospective study shows reduced blood component wastage and volumes in critically bleeding patients, indicating transfusion teams enhance efficiency.

Reducing blood wastage through introduction of a transfusion team

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Reducing blood wastage through introduction of a transfusion team

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