[clarewade]

Good to see so much information on the site. I have been involved in the area of bloodless medicine for 18 years and have, personally, been refusing inappropriate blood products for more than 20 years (no, I am not a JW, just a well- informed HCP).

i have never posted here, but have referenced the site often.

I would also welcome more involvement from the UK! In this country we are still well behind the US in the adoption and acceptance of ICS as standard of care for surgical patients, but, I believe we are getting there.

Pleased to meet you all,

Clare

[dhcatlady]

Clare,

It's so nice to have you as a user/member of the site and to know it has helped you in the past as you do research related to your field of bloodless medicine in the UK.

Even though JWs are the most involved part of the patient population regarding bloodless medicine, there are many others, such as yourself, who are interested in blood conservation and bloodless medicine for many reasons. It will be nice to hear more from you! Feel free to get involved to the extent you wish.

Again, welcome!

[DONKEY OATY]

Since 2005, an EU Directive demanding the recording of Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusions in all patients has been in force.
The NHS in the UK has set up a web site detailing much information by professionals in the field of Blood Transfusion regarding the risks involved at various stages of the process. Hence the acronym SHOT - Serious Hazards Of Transfusion. It makes compulsive reading for all.
SERIOUS HAZARDS OF TRANSFUSION

[DONKEY OATY]

Glad you found it useful.
Point of interest; the minimum amount if IBCT required to cause serious/adverse reactions in a patient was quoted in SHOT as being 5ml, or one teaspoonful.
Unfortunately, this piece of data was removed after I emailed the SHOT website regarding the quantity involved.

Sandy Brown.