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Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Operating room efficiency is crucial for patient care and resource management.
  • Perioperative blood product transfusion, particularly cryoprecipitate, requires optimization to minimize waste.
  • Unnecessary wastage of cryoprecipitate impacts costs and resource availability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess cryoprecipitate utilization in the operating room.
  • To identify and rectify knowledge gaps in cryoprecipitate ordering and return processes.
  • To achieve a 50% reduction in cryoprecipitate wastage over 14 months.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of institutional data on cryoprecipitate orders, thawing, delivery, and wastage.
  • Comparison of intraoperative cryoprecipitate utilization and wastage rates before and after intervention.
  • Statistical analysis of wastage rates and units issued pre- and post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • Pre-intervention wastage rate was 3% (14 of 453 units).
  • Post-intervention wastage rate decreased to 0.25% (1 of 402 units), a 91.66% reduction.
  • Average monthly wastage significantly reduced (0.875 to 0.071 units/month, p<0.05) with no change in units issued.

Conclusions:

  • Educational initiatives effectively optimize blood product management in the operating room.
  • Targeted interventions significantly reduce cryoprecipitate wastage and associated costs.
  • Improved perioperative blood product management enhances surgical patient care and resource stewardship.