RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jacobson, Anne
T1 Cardiac Surgery and the Appropriate Use of Blood Products in Trinidad and Tobago
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2010
FD SAGE Publications
VO 10
IS 7
SP 13
OP 14
DO 10.1177/155989771007006
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/7/13.2.abstract
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.