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		<title>Code Red: Labor and Delivery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As an anesthesiologist, I have always said that obstetric anesthesia is the best of times and the worst of times. It often seems that pregnant women are happier to see me than to see their obstetrician, because I am the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/patient-safety/code-red-labor-and-delivery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Washed Cell is a Happy Cell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recall fondly a button that my early blood management mentor, Dr. Paul Potter, used to wear on his lab coat with that particular saying. Dr. Potter was a staff anesthesiologist at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, and he &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/blood-management-best-practices/a-washed-cell-is-a-happy-cell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong Patient &#8211; Wrong Unit: Preventing Transfusion Errors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Previous newsletter articles have discussed the importance of appropriate transfusion decisions as a critical element of transfusion safety, as well as the role of bedside nursing as vigilant advocates during the transfusion administration process. This month’s article focuses on the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/patient-safety/wrong-patient-wrong-unit-preventing-transfusion-errors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebloodytruth.com/patient-safety/wrong-patient-wrong-unit-preventing-transfusion-errors/</link>
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		<title>Nurses at the Heart of Transfusion Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month as we celebrated Nurse’s Week I hope you were all able to reflect on the many contributions that the profession of nursing has made in healthcare. More nursing programs than ever before are embracing evidence-based care models, developing &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/patient-safety/nurses-at-the-heart-of-transfusion-safety/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blood Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the current environment of healthcare reform, the pressure for cost savings and cost effective healthcare has never been greater. As I define it, blood management is about quality, safety and stewardship, with a goal to ensure the careful and &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/stewardship/blood-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Proactive Vs. Reactive Patient Care: Preoperative Anemia Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Submitted by: Joseph Thomas, BSN, RN &#124; Vice President, Clinical Systems, Strategic Healthcare Group, LLC Preoperative preparation and planning are essential for the safe and optimal management of surgical patients. This principal applies to the management of preoperative anemia in &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/blood-management-best-practices/proactive-vs-reactive-patient-care-preoperative-anemia-management/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebloodytruth.com/blood-management-best-practices/proactive-vs-reactive-patient-care-preoperative-anemia-management/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Effective Blood Utilization Committees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[February is always a good month to talk about blood utilization oversight because it is the anniversary of the Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care (TRICC) trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on February 11th, 1999.1 In this &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/appropriate-blood-utilization/the-importance-of-effective-blood-utilization-committees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebloodytruth.com/appropriate-blood-utilization/the-importance-of-effective-blood-utilization-committees/</link>
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		<title>Trauma Blood Management: Avoiding the Collateral Damage of Trauma Resuscitation Protocols</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Transfusion therapy has come full cycle in Iraq and Afghanistan as fresh whole blood (FWB) use has again found a place in the resuscitation of military casualties. The use of equal ratios of packed red blood cells, plasma and platelets &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/interdisciplinary-collaboration/trauma-blood-management-avoiding-the-collateral-damage-of-trauma-resuscitation-protocols/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebloodytruth.com/interdisciplinary-collaboration/trauma-blood-management-avoiding-the-collateral-damage-of-trauma-resuscitation-protocols/</link>
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		<title>Pediatric Blood Conservation a Global Concern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Of the 14 million units of packed red blood cells administered to 4.8 million patients in the United States every year, approximately 1 percent is administered to pediatric patients. Although a small number when compared to adult transfusions, this still &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/blood-management-best-practices/pediatric-blood-conservation-a-global-concern/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebloodytruth.com/blood-management-best-practices/pediatric-blood-conservation-a-global-concern/</link>
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		<title>Blood Management and Transfusion Safety: Recognizing Nursing’s Leading Role</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Millions of blood products are transfused each year in the United States–the majority of which are administered by nurses with little formal training in transfusion therapy. While health care resources and the public have focused on the safety of the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thebloodytruth.com/blood-management-awareness-education/blood-management-and-transfusion-safety-recognizing-nursing%e2%80%99s-leading-role/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebloodytruth.com/blood-management-awareness-education/blood-management-and-transfusion-safety-recognizing-nursing%e2%80%99s-leading-role/</link>
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