Anaesthesia

Perioperative Blood Management in the
Pediatric Patient

A clinical tutorial on strategies for managing massive hemorrhage and transfusion
protocols to reduce preventable morbidity in children.
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  • 1.5 hours
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This tutorial describes the strategies specifically designed for the management of massive hemorrhage and transfusion in children. These strategies should be utilized to help decrease preventable morbidity and mortality.
This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
Reviewed by SURGhub, October 2023

This course is provided by:

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  • Specialty: Anaesthesia
  • Language: English
  • Target audience: Anaesthesia professionals and other appropriate healthcare providers.
  • Level:    Intermediate
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Learning objectives

  • Manage massive hemorrhage and transfusion in children
  • Understand the procedural risk factors for hemorrhage
  • Understand the primary goals in hemorrhage management
  • Manage the ratios of blood components used in massive transfusion and the use of adjunctive care strategies

Course structure 

  • This WFSA course offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

SURGhub and WFSA do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.

Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
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Name of the Content Author(s)

Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Dr. Jared Spilka

    Dr. Jared Spilka is a Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital, USA.

  • Dr. Susan M. Goobie

    Dr. Susan M. Goobie is an Assoc. Professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School, USA.

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World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is the foremost global alliance of anaesthesiologists, with 133 Member Societies representing over 140 countries and 500,000 anaesthesiologists worldwide.

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