Quality Improvement Project of a Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) to Reduce Wastage of Blood Components

Matteo Paganini, Hesham Abowali, Gerardo Bosco, Maha Balouch, Garrett Enten, Jin Deng, Aryeh Shander, David Ciesla, Jason Wilson and Enrico Camporesi
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Matteo Paganini: TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Hesham Abowali: TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Gerardo Bosco: Environmental Medicine and Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
Maha Balouch: TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Garrett Enten: TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Jin Deng: Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Aryeh Shander: TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
David Ciesla: Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Jason Wilson: TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Enrico Camporesi: TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) facilitate the organized delivery of blood components for traumatically injured patients. MTPs vary across institutions, and ratios of blood components can change during clinical management. As a result, significant amounts of components can be wasted. We completed a review of all MTP activations from 2015 to 2018, providing an in-depth analysis of waste in our single Level 1 trauma center. An interdepartmental group analyzed patterns of blood component wastage to guide three quality improvement initiatives. Specifically, we (1) completed a digital timeline for each MTP activation and termination, (2) improved communications between departments, and (3) provided yearly training for all personnel about MTP deployment. The analysis identified an association between delayed MTP deactivations and waste (RR = 1.48, CI 1.19–1.85, p = 0.0005). An overall improvement in waste was seen over the years, but this could not be attributed to increased closed-loop communication as determined by the proportion of non-stop activations (F(124,3) = 0.98, not significant). Delayed MTP deactivations are the primary determinant of blood component waste. Our proactive intervention on communications between groups was not sufficient in reducing the number of delayed deactivations. However, implementing a digital timeline and regular repetitive training yielded a significant reduction in wasted blood components.

Keywords: blood component transfusion; massive transfusion protocol; MTP; waste; quality improvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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