Title

Cardiac Surgical Bleeding, Transfusion and Quality Metrics

Authoring Organizations

Publication Month/Year

August 31, 2024

Last Updated Month/Year

September 20, 2024

Document Type

Consensus

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

An international expert panel was convened to develop consensus statements on the control of bleeding and management of transfusion, and to suggest key quality metrics for cardiac surgical bleeding. The panel reviewed relevant literature from the previous 10 years and used a modified RAND Delphi methodology to achieve consensus.

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adult, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Hospital, Operating and recovery room

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Management

Keywords

cardiac surgery, blood transfusions, surgical bleeding

Source Citation

Salenger R, Arora RC, Bracey A, D’Oria M, Engelman DT, Evans C, Grant MC, Gunaydin S, Morton V, Ozawa S, Patel PA, Raphael J, Rosengart TK, Shore-Lesserson L, Tibi P, Shander A, Cardiac Surgical Bleeding, Transfusion and Quality Metrics: Joint Consensus Statement by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society and Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.06.039