PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Henry, Ronald
TI  - Cardiac Surgery and the Appropriate Use of Blood Products in Trinidad and Tobago
DP  - 2010 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 13--14
VI  - 10
IP  - 7
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/7/13.2.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/7/13.2.full
AB  - The frequency of open heart surgery procedures that are performed in Trinidad and Tobago has increased since procedures began being performed at the Eric Williams Medical Science Complex in 1993, and by 2006, over 200 cases per year were being performed nationally. This increase in cardiac surgery within the region poses additional clinical challenges that are related to the use of blood products, such as adding to the burden of already limited blood bank resources, the high cost of blood product screening, and the risks of transfusion-related diseases and potential bleeding complications.