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10/31/2024 - Anesthesiology Grand Rounds - Whole Blood Heretofore and Henceforth

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Gain an appreciation for the history of transfusion medicine and the evolution of whole blood
  • Comprehend platelet functions, related diseases, and therapeutic targets
  • Recognize issues associated with cold-stored whole blood and platelets

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Suggested Additional Reading

  • Keneally RJ, Gonzalez-Almada A, Wargowsky R, Fernandez X, Kochar O, Cresswell G, Sarani B, Tanaka K, Mazzeffi MA. In Vitro Analysis of Platelet Adhesion, Aggregation, and Surface GP1bα Expression in Stored Refrigerated Whole Blood: A Pilot Study. Anesth Analg. 2023 May 1;136(5):920-926.
  • van der Horst RA, Rijnhout TWH, Noorman F, Borger van der Burg BLS, van Waes OJF, Verhofstad MHJ, Hoencamp R. Whole blood transfusion in the treatment of acute hemorrhage, a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 May 1. Epub ahead of print.
  • Cotton BA, Podbielski J, Camp E, et al. A randomized controlled pilot trial of modified whole blood versus component therapy in severely injured patients requiring large volume transfusions.  Ann Surg. 2013;258:527–533. 
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Authors:
Ryan Keneally, MD, FASA — Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Education and Residency Director | George Washington University
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.