Presented in 13th Emirates Pathology, Digital Pathology & Cancer Conference Holiday Inn Dubai, UAE & Virtual
Speaker Name: Dr. Fatima Aldarweesh
Research interest: Clinical applications of therapeutic apheresis, immunohematology and coagulopathy
Keywords: blood shortage, mitigation strategies, COVID-19 pandemic
Global Journal of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Unified Citation Journals, Pathology 2024, ISSN 2754-0952
Biography: Fatima Aldarweesh, MD, is an Assistant Professor and specializes in Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine. She received her MD degree from King Faisal, University, Saudi Arabia, and completed residency training at Brown University and fellowship training at University of Wisconsin.
Introduction:
The first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive disruption, with contraction of the blood supply by 143,600 units
1. Infectious spikes with the omicron and delta variants, and mandated postinfection quarantine continued the blood shortages
2. There was an estimated 10 % contraction of the blood supply
3. Although blood centers supply nationally, the experience was highly region-specific. Illinois underwent some of the most severe COVID-19 restrictions from 2020 to 2022. This resulted in critical blood supplies during the initial 3 months, for the duration of the omicron and delta surges, and the holiday seasons.
Study design:
Blood utilization data from a trauma level 1 medical center; the University of Chicago was compiled around the different pandemic periods. Several strategies such as prospective auditing for platelets and cryoprecipitate, EHR banners and published information on the intranet. Additional strategies were deployed such as a mass notification system, daily inventory emails, remote blood storage inventory restrictions, cultivation of in-house blood donation, and an institutional blood shortage management plan.
Conclusion: Although the blood shortage experience is variable, exercising best transfusion practices, blood conservation and stewardship remained the most important factors.
References:
1. American Red Cross email communication: March 18 2020 from Pampee Young, CMO American Red Cross
2. Pagano MB, Rajbhandary S, Nunes E, Cohn CS. Transfusion services operations during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from AABB survey. Transfusion. 2020;60:2760–2.
3. Red Cross Alert, Red Cross Website, Jan 11 2022, Pampee Young, CMO American Red Cross
Tags:
Immunodeficiency States, Immunophenotyping, Molecular Diagnostics & Proteomics, Evolutionary Medicine, Functional Identification & Biomarkers, Hematopoietic & other Malignancies, Anatomical Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Dermato Pathology, Forensic Pathology, Hemato Pathology, Histopathology, Molecular Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Histopathology, Chemical Pathology, Hematopathology, Histopathology, Cytopathology, Forensic Pathology, Dermatopathology, Clinical Biochemistry, Infection Control, Cytokines, Enzymology, Endocrinology, Cellular Lineage, Virology, Rheology, Toxicology, Neuropathology, Diagnostic Pathology, Mesothelial Proliferations, Transfusion medicine, Clinical microbiology, Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics Pathology, Immunopathology, Veterinary Pathology, Anatomical Pathology, General Pathology
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