Blood transfusions decrease by 34%, patient safety improves

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AT A GLANCE In October 2005, Lakeland HealthCare was charged with implementing a challenging blood utilization initiative to decrease blood transfusions throughout the organization. “Minimizing blood transfusion is safer for patients because you minimize the risk of transmitted infections,” says Kourosh Baghelai, MD, Lakeland’s chief of cardiothoracic surgery. “But more importantly, every unit of blood transfused causes a depression of th

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