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J Blood Med. 2014 Jan 31;5:5-13. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S55769. eCollection 2014.

Toward a patient-based paradigm for blood transfusion.

Journal of blood medicine

Albert Farrugia, Eleftherios Vamvakas

Affiliations

  1. College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia ; Centre for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

PMID: 24520208 PMCID: PMC3917954 DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S55769

Abstract

The current "manufacturing paradigm" of transfusion practice has detached transfusion from the clinical environment. As an example, fresh whole blood in large-volume hemorrhage may be superior to whole blood reconstituted from multiple components. Multicomponent apheresis can overcome logistical difficulties in matching patient needs with fresh component availability and can deliver the benefits of fresh whole blood. Because of the different transfusion needs of patients in emerging economies and the vulnerability of these blood systems to emerging infections, fresh whole blood and multicomponent apheresis can better meet patient needs when compared with transplants of the "manufacturing paradigm". We propose that patient blood management, along with panels of repeat, paid, accredited apheresis and fresh whole-blood donors can be used in emerging economies to support decentralized blood services. This alternative transfusion-medicine paradigm could eventually also be adopted by established economies to focus transfusion medicine on local patient needs and to alleviate the problem of the aging volunteer donor base.

Keywords: emerging countries; indications; patient blood management

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