Week 9 - Blood and Blood Component Therapy Flashcards
What is the maximum allowable blood loss formula?
MABL = EBV x (initial Hct - lowest acceptable Hct) / initial Hct
Visual blood loss estimates for a fully soaked surgical sponge and a fully soaked laparotomy sponge?
10 mL, 100 - 150 mL
Rapid interventions of ________ and _________ point of care monitoring has become popular, however it doesn’t estimate the amount of blood loss.
Hct, Hgb
Physiological responses suggestive of anemia or intra operative hemorrhage?
Tachycardia, decreased blood pressure and eventually decreased oxygen saturation
What are various assessments monitoring vital organ perfusion?
Echocardiography, urine output, cerebral oximetry, ABG, and mixed venous oxygen saturation, near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
What should be monitored if anemia is suspected?
Hgb and Hct
How can coagulopathy be assessed?
Monitoring platlets, fibrinogen, thromboelastography (TEG), INR, and aPTT
What emerging technology can aid in discerning coagulation dynamics?
Ultrasound technique called sonic estimation of elasticity via resonance (SEER Sonorheometry)
What are some commonly practiced “transfusion triggers”?
Hgb less than 6 –> Almost always transfuse
Hgb 6 - 10 –> Transfusion based on specific patient factors
Hgb 10 or more –> “Never transfusing”
What are some specific patient factors aiding in your decision to transfuse blood product?
Consideration of cardiopulmonary reserve, experienced and expected blood loss, O2 consumption (reflected in indices such as arterial and mixed venous oxygen saturation) and the presence of atherosclerotic disease.
Withholding transfusions with Hgb as low as ______ g/dL is considered justifiable practice in patients with no cardiac, renal, or hematologic disorders
7
What is the purpose of the patient blood management strategy developed by AABB (American Association of Blood Banks)?
Optimize patient outcomes while helping guarantee blood components are available for those in need
What are the three strategies of patient blood management?
- Optimizing the patient own red blood cell mass
- Minimizing blood loss
- Treatment of anemia
What is the average blood volume of a premature infant?
90-105 mL/kg
What is the male average blood volume?
70 mL/kg
What is the female average blood volume?
65 mL/kg
What is the average blood volume of a term newborn infant?
80-90 mL/kg
Endogenous erythropoietin increases in responses of __________ and ___________
hypoxia, anemia
Erythropoietin production is blunted in ___________ __________
Critical illness
What are the two forms of oxygen in the human body?
- Dissolved O2 –> Physical form
- O2 combined with hemoglobin –> Chemical form (most important)
Minimal blood loss can be accomplished successfully with volume replacement of what fluids?
Crystalloids 1:3 (Give LR 1st choice, NS 2nd –> Due to risk of hyperchloremia) and colloids 1:1 or 1:2
If blood losses are hemorrhagic, generally replacement therapy should include __________ and ____________ ____________
blood, blood components
What is considered a safe Hgb threshold for blood replacement?
7 g/dL
What is the oxygen carrying content equation?
CaO2 = (SaO2 x Hgb x 1.34) + 0.003(PaO2)
CaO2 –> Oxygen carrying content
1.34 mL of O2 is bound to each gram of Hgb
What does the oxygen carrying content equation tell us about dissolved blood vs bound blood?
Only a fraction of O2 in blood is dissolved compared to bound O2
Why may blood loss formulas (MABL) not be accurate in determining estimated blood loss?
They consistently over estimate and under estimate blood loss
What traditional transfusion indicators have been abandoned due to causing unnecessary transfusions and reactions?
Hgb of 10 and Hct of 30%
What should transfusion determination be based upon?
Multiple factors –> This includes Hgb and Hct levels, as well as patients condition, vital organ perfusion, and anticipated blood loss during case
What does the AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) recommend as far as transfusion based decisions?
Evidence from multiple critical elements instead of one single factor
What does the ASA recommend clinicians doing in regard to bleeding risk?
Evaluate the patient throughout the entire perioperative period for bleeding
Erythropoietin is excreted by the ___________
kidneys
What alternative to blood replacement has shown a significant decrease in the need for allogenic blood transfusions across all surgical procedures?
Administration of erythropoietin preoperatively
What congenital or acquired diseases have shown increased complications with blood transfusions?
Sickle cell anemia, Factor VIII deficiency, liver disease, and idiopathic thrombocytopenia
Aspirin should be discontinued ____________ days prior to surgery
7-10
Warfarin should be discontinued _________ days prior to surgery
5
Certain procedures that anticipate significant blood loss may benefit from an _______________
antifibrinolytic (tranexamic acid) –> prevents the breakdown of clots by inhibiting plasminogen from turning into plasmin
What is an autologous transfusion?
A re infusion of the patients own blood or blood components that were salvaged during surgery or donated prior to
What are the three types of autologous donations?
Preoperative autologous donation, acute normovolemic hemodilution, and cell salvage (cell saver)
What is a preoperative autologous donation (PAD)?
Involves blood collection prior to surgery of the patients own blood –> Should be AT least 48-72 hours prior to allow for the patient to equilibrate
When can oral or intravenous iron be given?
During preoperative autologous donation to maintain proper erythropoiesis when patient has donated their blood.
What are contraindications to preoperative autologous donation (PAD)
Preexisting anemia, cyanotic heart disease, ischemic heart disease, aortic stenosis, or uncontrolled HTN
What are some complications of preoperative autologous donation (PAD)?
Bacterial contamination, increased costs, and 50% of collected blood is wasted because it is unused
What is acute normovolemic hemodilution?
Takes place in the OR –> patients blood in withdrawn here and replaced with crystalloids or colloids. Blood is given back toward the end of surgery or when hemostasis is achieved.
What is the working theory behind acute normovolemic hemodilution?
You dilute the blood so blood loss is minimized during surgery
What is the goal Hct level in acute normovolemic hemodilution?
20%
What is a potential complication in acute normovolemic hemodilution?
Hemodynamic instability due to a significant decrease in Hct
What are contraindications for acute normovolemic hemodilution?
Patients at risk for MI or those with significant organ damage that relies on stable Hct and Hgb
What is cell salvage?
The collection of the patients blood during surgery from suction and surgical drains –> This is filtered and washed and then re infused into the patient
What is an advantage to cell salvage?
Provides a supply of RBCs in proportion to the amount being lost.
What religious group may accept cell salvage therapy
Jehovah’s witnesses
Cell salvage can help reduce what 2 things?
Allogenic blood transfusions and postoperative anemia
Cell salvage should be used if blood loss of ____________ is anticipated
500 mL
What cell salvage filter should be used in cancer surgery?
leucodepletion filter