Publications by authors named "Tracie Nichols"
Background: The creation of a patient blood management (PBM) certification program by The Joint Commission (TJC) and Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) provides validation of an existing PBM program.
Materials And Methods: A team of subject matter experts in PBM formed a working group to develop a structured approach to guide PBM programs through the PBM certification. Program challenges and metrics were reviewed.
Objectives: The role of transfusion medicine consultative services in prospectively auditing (PA) orders for four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC) was evaluated at an academic medical center.
Methods: Data from 4 years of 4F-PCC orders were obtained from the laboratory information system, and electronic health records of patients receiving concentrate were reviewed.
Results: 4F-PCC was ordered for 427 patients with warfarin-, apixaban-, or rivaroxaban-associated hemorrhage.
Background: The availability of a safe blood supply is a key component of transfusion medicine. A decade of decreased blood use, decreased payment for products, and a dwindling donor base have placed the sustainability of the US blood supply at risk.
Study Design And Methods: A literature review was performed for blood center (BC) and hospital disaster management, chronically transfusion-dependent diseases, and appropriate use of group O-negative red blood cells (RBCs), and the Choosing Wisely campaign.