050 – Empiric massive transfusion protocols versus targeted blood product therapy.
Hi everyone, Recently Graeme and I were asked to help run a workshop here in WA for the ANZCA Emergency Response CPD programme – thanks for your help Graeme and […]
Category: Patient Blood Management
048 – After hours critical cases discussion about assembling a good team and communication.
Hi Everyone, This week we have a great four person discussion around the importance of assembling the right team when confronted with a high risk complex case in the after […]
041 – Obstetric cell salvage an update, what only one suction, no filter and more with Dr Matt Rucklidge
Hi everyone, Welcome to part 2 of our series on cell salvage in obstetrics and gynaecology! Last week we had a great discussion on the basics of cell salvage and […]
040 – Cell salvage basics for the person holding the sucker – with Cheryl Dane Stewart
Hi Everyone, Welcome to part 1 of a two part series on the use of cell salvage in obstetrics & gynaecology! This week Part 1 focuses on the basics of […]
025 – obstetric induced coagulopathy with Nolan McDonnell
You are in a peripheral hospital without onsite laboratory support after hours and you are involved in the care of a young parturient with uterine atony who has now bled […]
023 – Stored blood versus fresh salvaged blood
Hi Everyone, Congratulations & kudos Jeremy Hickey who correctly identified that this blood gas was a sample from a unit of stored allogeneic blood, sorry we don’t have any actual […]
018 – Management of the obstetric patient for whom transfusion is not an option
(*Hypothetical Case) You are an obstetrician (or anaesthetist) and you work in a peripheral hospital in a metropolitan city. You are not on call but despite this you get woken […]
013 Intraoperative and intrapartum strategies to decrease blood loss – anaesthesia, coagulation and pharmacology
Hi everyone, This weeks post is part 2 of the 5th in my mini series on patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology. We discuss some of the strategies we […]
012 Fibrinogen concentrate in major haemorrhage – interview with Dr Hamish Mace
You phone goes off – you roll over it is 2am – when you pick up it is a theatre nurse calling to ask if you can urgently come to […]
010 Intraoperative and intrapartum surgical / physical / radiological techniques to minimise blood loss
Hi everyone, This weeks post is the 5th in my mini series on patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology. We discuss some of the strategies we can use to […]