Journal Club: Hospital Policy of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Transfusion in Major Noncardiac Surgery (TRACTION)

Presented by

Dr. Alex Dotto

Canadian Blood Services, UBC

Learning objectives

1. Review the state of evidence for TXA in the perioperative setting

2. Critically appraise TRACTION

3. Discuss implementation strategies and approaches to TXA and perioperative bleeding

Additional Resource:

Hospital Policy of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Transfusion in Major Noncardiac Surgery

Registration

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Appraisal

TBA

To be added to the distribution list for the LearnTransfusion series, send an email to learn.transfusion@blood.ca  with “Weekly Transfusion Medicine Seminars” in the subject line. Include your name and complete e-mail address in the body of the e-mail and confirm that you would like to be added to the distribution list for the LearnTransfusion series. You will then receive weekly email notifications of upcoming series events with details on how to join the webinars (e.g.,  link to register for the webinar).

The LearnTransfusion series is the seminar component of the Areas of Focused Competency (AFC)-Diploma Program in Transfusion Medicine. The series, organized by Canadian Blood Services, is also open to all practitioners in the field of Transfusion Medicine. Through a series of regular webinars, trainees and practitioners are exposed to various scientific, technical and clinical aspects of transfusion medicine.