Background: Blood transfusion practices is an important topic that may significantlyreduce maternal mortality and morbidity. This study assessed the incidence, demographics,obstetric profile, and indications of transfusion of blood products among women admitted forobstetric care, in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This Cross-sectional study at Southern Railway Head Quarters hospital, Perambur, Chennai was conducted with women […]

Case Presentation: The patient is a 49 year-old female with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and obesity who initially presented to the emergency department (ED) for acute onset epigastric abdominal pain and hematemesis. She had a gastric sleeve procedure two weeks prior to presentation in preparation for renal transplant. She required 2 units of packed […]

Case Presentation: 48 y/o African American with h/o obesity and HTN on Enalapril, menorrhagia was sent in by PCP for low H/H of 6.3/23. Patient has been having chronically heavy menses associated with large clots. Her usual hemoglobin is around 9-10mg/dL. Denies any other symptoms.Patient was admitted to medicine for anemia requiring blood transfusion. Cross […]

Background: Multiple studies support the association between systematic implementation of Patient Blood Management (PBM) programs and improved patient outcomes, reduced RBC utilization, and decreased healthcare costs. In 2019, Sentara Healthcare launched a system-wide PBM program aimed at decreasing avoidable transfusions by 24% over 3 yrs. Several care collaboratives, including the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), […]