How did we reform our out of control massive transfusion protocol program?
Brian D AdkinsTheresa A LibbyMarlene M MayberryThomas W BradyJustin B HallsStephanie Mallow CorbettJoseph SchoenyEric P ShieldsJahan ChowdhuryAmanda N Kinsinger-StickelGay WehrliNicholas R JaegerMatthew P RobertsonKathy M ButlerStuart M LowsonJames Forrest CallandJames D GorhamPublished in: Transfusion (2021)
The MTP is amenable to improvement, and, although time intensive, the RCA process yields significant favorable effects: improving communication with colleagues, reducing stress within the transfusion service, and improving resource utilization. Activation of the MTP at our institution is now more aligned with its primary purpose: rapidly providing large quantities of blood products to exsanguinating patients.