069CE: Preventing TRALI with Beth Shaz

by Joe Chaffin | May 22, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications | 0 comments

Blood centers have gone to great lengths in our efforts to prevent TRALI. Beth Shaz is here to explain what has and hasn’t worked. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Over the past 15 years, Transfusion-related...

068: Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery with Pierre Tibi

by Joe Chaffin | May 13, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 1 comment

Cardiac surgery can be scary for blood banks! A busy cardiac surgeon pulls back the curtain on what is really happening in the OR for your ears only. Most blood bankers will tell you that cardiac surgery can lead to some of the most intense interactions between a...

067CE: Wiser Blood Management Choices with Carolyn Burns

by Joe Chaffin | Apr 24, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 4 comments

Your Patient Blood Management program can be so much more! Carolyn Burns shows you how to make wiser PBM choices today. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. It feels like everyone is talking about patient blood...

066: IgA Deficiency and Anaphylactic Reactions with Jerry Sandler

by Joe Chaffin | Apr 10, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications | 2 comments

Here’s what we thought we knew: IgA deficiency leads to anaphylactic transfusion reactions. Jerry Sandler says, “not so fast!” In 1968, the authors of an article in Lancet described a new phenomenon: Anaphylactic transfusion reactions in patients who...

065: Transfusion and Jehovah’s Witnesses with Jed Gorlin

by Joe Chaffin | Mar 18, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Special Topic | 6 comments

Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse transfusion based on strong religious beliefs. Despite this, blood bankers must be prepared to assist in their care. There’s a pretty good chance that most of you are not overly familiar with such texts as Genesis 9:4, Leviticus...