Perioperative Blood Management
Lead
Greg Balfanz, MD
Aim
To create and institute a standard practice for the intraoperative administration of blood products in order to decrease unnecessary blood product administration.
2016 IHQI Symposium Presentation Slides
Project Accomplishments
- Principles adopted into every Enhanced Recovery after Surgery pathway at UNC Hospitals
- Now adopted into nearly every aspect of adult surgery at UNC Hospitals
- Statistically significant decreased number of units transfused per patient by > 1 unit/patient
Presentations
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting (Oct 2016)
- UNC Quality and Research: Driving Excellence in Patient Care (April 2017)
- Carolina Refresher Course Annual Meeting (June 2019)