03:00 PM Abstract No. 33 Evaluating blood product utilization and bleeding complications after implementation of single institution ’s restrictive guidelines for periprocedural management of coagulation status in percutaneous image-guided interventions

Pre-procedure correction coagulopathy is of high priority in patients undergoing minimally invasive IR procedures. Unnecessary transfusion of blood products is associated with well-known infectious and non-infectious risks, however, uncorrected coagulopathy in the perioperative setting can be detrimental to the patient. Therefore, determining safe thresholds for administration of blood products is imperative, which in interventional radiology is mostly governed by the SIR consensus guidelines. The purpose of this study is to assess whether a single institution ’s restrictive approach to pre-procedural transfusion of blood products can safely achieve outcomes similar to the established, more liberal guidelines.

Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - February 23, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: A. Saleem, J. Trieu, I. Masood, M. Kathuria, G. Gill, S. Yates, E. Walser, A. Bagherpour Tags: Scientific Session 4: Step Up Your Game Source Type: research