2. Lecture
Part 1 ( blood products and its uses )
Part 2 ( Complication of blood transfusion )
3.
4. What Is The Need For Transfusion
INADEQUATE O2 CARRYING CAPACITY
- Anemia
- Blood loss
INADEQUATE COAGULATION PROTEINS
-To provide adequate homeostasis
5. General Rules For Transfusion
Should not be the first choice
Should have a policy regarding typing, cross
matching for those surgeries where it is not
required
Autologous transfusion should be promoted
6. Whole Blood Transfusion
or
Component Therapy
Can give individual component for specific illness
Patient does not require all the components
This policy can benefit more than one individual
7. One Unit Of Whole Blood
One unit of RBC’S
One unit of Platelets
One unit of Cryoprecipitate
One unit of Plasma (minus above 2 )
1 unit of whole blood = 450 ml blood
63 ml anticoagulant preservative
8. Blood Components
Cellular components Plasma components Plasma derivatives
Red cell concentrate Fresh frozen plasma Albumin 5% and 25%
Leucocytes-reduced red
cells
Single donor plasma Plasma protein
fractions
Platelet concentrate Cryoprecipitate Factor VIII concentrate
Leucocytes-reduced
platelet concentrate
Cryo-poor plasma Other coagulation
factors
Platelet apheresis Immunoglobulins
Granulocyte apheresis
10. Changes In RBC’s During
Storage
Decrease in ATP (can be improved with glucose, phosphate &
adenine)
Decrease in 2,3 DPG
Hyperkalaemia , Acidosis in storage
RBC lysis & decrease in Hb (6 weeks storage- RBC recovery 85%)
Membrane damage making it difficult to penetrate microcirculation
( can be improved with Mannitol / Citrate)
Decrease in viability ( shelf life of stored RBC’s is 35 – 42 days)
12. Status Of Heparin
Though an anticoagulant ,but maintains viability only
upto 24 – 48 hrs
MAIN USE
- ECMO
- Exchange transfusion
13. LIGHT SPIN at 2000 rpm for 3 minutes at 22º
RESULT - Packed RBC
- PRP
WHY LIGHT SPIN?
To avoid damage to Platelets
Process required to be done within 6 hrs of whole blood
collection
Packed RBC’s are suspended in a hematocrit of 70% (CPDA-1)
or 60 % ( AS -1 or AS- 3,5)
14. HEAVY SPIN at 5000 rpm ,5 minutes & 4ºC
RESULT- PPP
Heavy spin → Damage to platelets
Volume → 200 – 400 ml per whole blood
transfusion bag
15. Platelet Poor Plasma (PPP)
FRESH PLASMA
Prepared & infused within 6 hrs of preparation
FRESH FROZEN PLASMA
Fresh plasma stored at -20ºC in a freezer
Is stable for 1 year
Both forms of PPP have all the Coagulation factors &
proteins
16. High spin at 4 ºC to PPP
RESULT
- Cryoprecipitate
- Cryosupernant
Cryoprecipitate
Concentrated source of Von- Willebrand factor, fibrinogen, Factor VIII
and fibronectin
Stable for 1 year
Cryosupernant
Remaining plasma after removal of cryoprecipitate
17. Fresh Whole Blood
Packed Red Cells
Light spin, 22o
C
Platelet Rich Plasma
Platelet Concentrate Fresh Plasma
Store at 22o
C Freeze(FFP)
Heavy spin, 4o
C
18. Thaw at 4o
C & heavy spin
Fresh Frozen Plasma
Cryoprecipitate
-Refrozen within 1 hr
-Store at < - 18
o
C
Cryoremoved Plasma
Freeze -80o
C immediately
Stored at < -18o
C
20. Packed RBC’s
Most frequently required and used
Benefit – Will increase amount of O2 delivery to tissues
1 unit PRBCs = 200 ml RBCs
100 ml additive solution
30 ml plasma
Storage - 1ºC to 6 ºC
Normally, 20 days viability in CPDA solution
Post transfusion viability - 75 %
22. Indications contd….
Perioperative period
- < 8 gm / dl without significant Heart, Lung, Vascular, Renal
or Neural disease
- < 10 gm / dl with significant underlying diseases
Patients of chronic Anemia
- Hb < 8 gm / dl with evidence of CHF, Angina or Hypovolemia
Patients of marrow failure
- Hb < 10 gm / dl with Leukemia, Lymphoma , Aplastic anemia
23. Clinical Indications Of PRBCs
Transfusion
SBP < 90 mm Hg
Fall in SBP > 40 mm Hg within 4 hrs
DBP < 40 mm Hg within 4 hrs
Fall in DBP > 40 mm Hg within 4 hrs
Heart rate > 100 bpm
SpO2 < 90 mm Hg & PaO2 < 70 mm Hg
24. Leucocyte Reduced Blood
Components
WHY REQUIRED?
Average unit of RBC’S contain 1 – 2 million WBC’s
Average unit of platelets contain 50 million WBC’s
Febrile and inflammatory reactions largely due to WBC’s
METHODS FOR REDUCTION
Washing of RBC’s( Average life 24 hrs )
Leucocytes reduction filters
25. Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
Primary source of coagulation factors
Most common blood component to be used irrationally in today’s
practice
1 unit of FFP = 200 – 250 ml plasma
Expiry date 365 days
Use – Thaw at 37 ºC for about 20 – 30 mins
Once thawed , can be again stored for upto 24 hrs at 1- 6 ºC
SHOULD BE ABO COMPATIBLE OR IDENTICAL
CROSS MATCHING NOT REQUIRED
26. Indications
Congenital coagulation factor deficiencies except VII ,VIII, IX
or Von Willebrand disease
Acquired coagulation problems like liver disease, Vit. K
deficiency
In massive blood transfusion to provide clotting factors
Treatment of TTP
Dose = 10 – 20 ml / kg
1 unit of FFP = ↑ in factor levels by 3 -5 %
27. Cryoprecipitate
1 bag of cryoprecipitate = 250 mg of fibrinogen
15 – 20 ml plasma
Von Willebrand factor (IX)
80 – 130 units of factor VIII
Fibronectin
Factor XIII 20 -30 %
Expiry date= 365 days
Once thawed , use in 4 hrs
28. Indications
Congenital / Acquired Hypofibrinogenemia
Congenital / Acquired Factor VIII deficiency
Secondary choice in Uraemia
29. Platelets
CERTAIN FACTS
Aphretic platelets collected from a single donor contains platelets
equivalent to 6 - 8 whole blood derived platelet concentrates
Storage – 20 – 24 ºC ( Never refrigerate)
Expiry – 5 - 7 days
Use Platelet filters and not routine blood filters
30. Indications
Blood platelet count < 50,000 /μl and evidence of significant active
bleeding
Thrombocytopenia
DIC
Dengue
Platelet count <10,000 /μlt without evidence of bleeding
Bone marrow failure
Functional platelet defect & bleeding
Dose – 1 unit = ↑ 5000 – 10000 platelets in patient
5 -6 unit = 1 aphretic unit
NO CROSS MATCHING REQUIRED
31. Transfusion Triggers
The RBC , transfusion triggers is a term used to
describe, the set of circumstances under which
transfusion is reasonable and for which no further
justification is needed.
WHY the word TRIGGER ?
33. Invasive Triggers
1. Mixed venous O2 (PVO2)
The rate of a fall is more important
2. Mixed venous O2 saturation ( SVO2)
Declines rapidly when haematocrit falls below 20 %
3. Oxygen uptake VO2
In sepsis and low perfusion not a true indicator as DO2 is
normal but due to low pressure VO2 is reduced.
Will transfusion benefit here?
4. Oxygen extraction ratio O2 ER
If it is > 50% , decompensation is imminent . Usually
happens at H’crit of 10%
34. Non invasive Triggers
DO remember
1. Minimum Hb reqd to have adequate DO2 for
isolated tissue is 3-5 gm/dl.
2. In healthy people, acute normovoluemic
hemodilution can be safely tolerated upto 5 gm
/dl.
3. Transfusion is reqd usually at Hb < 7 gm/dl.
4. Transfusion is unjustified at Hb >10 gm /dl.
5. Duration of Anemia.
35. ASA Guidelines for Blood
Component Therapy
RBC’s-Rarely for Hb>10 g/dl Usually for Hb<6g/dl Decision
based on risk for complications related to inadequate
oxygenation
Platelets-Rarely for PLT>100,000 Usually for PLT<50,000 For
PLT between 50,000 and 100,000 decision based on assessment
of risk
FFP-Microvascular bleeding present and PT or PTT is 1.5 times
normal .Condemns use for volume replacement
Cryoprecipitate- Consider for fibrinogen levels < 80 mg/dL
orwhen levels can not be rapidly obtained
36. Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering
Schedule (MSBOS)
List of procedures performed in a hospital together with
recommended quantity of RBC units to cross match ,
based upon the utilization data specific to that hospital
CROSS MATCH : TRANSFUSION ( C:T) ratio
Should not exceed 2 :1
GROUP AND SAVE
Procedure where transfusion is not reqd
38. Sparing Strategies in Preoperative
Period
Diagnosing and effective treatment of preexisting
ailments like Iron deficiency anemia, bleeding disorders.
Review of Anticoagulant therapy
Adoption of MSBOS
Utilizing Cell salvage.
39. Sparing Strategies in
Intraoperative Period
Careful positing to reduce venous congestion
To maintain Normothermia
If possible controlled Hypotension
Appropriate use of Diathermy , laser
Utilizing cell salvage
Following Transfusion Triggers
41. PABD
Patients visit 6 weeks in advance to donate
blood
Blood donation 1 per week
Blood donation stops 3 weeks before surgery
Iron therapy is integral to PABD
No PABD 72 hrs before surgery
Usually 2 units sufficient
42. Contraindications to PABD
1) If HB < 11 gm /dl
2) More than 6 units reqd
3) Comorbidity e.g cardiac disease
4) Patient having infectious disease markers
Since maximum allowed storage interval for RBC is
6 weeks , hence PABD is executed 6 weeks in
advance.
43. ANH
Removal of whole blood , replacement with
acellular fluid shortly before anticipated blood
loss
Done after Induction of Anesthesia and before
start of surgery
44. Advantages of ANH
1) Reduced Absolute RBC loss
2) Unit with patient ; no wrong transfusion
3) No microbiological testing reqd
4) No risk of hemolytic reaction
Caution: Should be restricted to patients with
sufficiently high Hb, who can withstand 1 lt of
whole blood to be taken out and in whom low
target Hb is deemed appropriate
45. Cell Salvage
INTRAOPERATIVE / POSTOPERATIVE
Shed surgical blood is suctioned under low pressure into a reservoir
filled with saline
Then washed & filtered & returned to patient
Can be given upto 6 hrs at room temperature
Cost effective if loss is > 1000 ml
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Malignancy
Leakage of bowel contents in surgical field
46. Pharmacological Blood Sparing
Strategies
ERYTHROPOIETIN- 300 U /kg x14 days
or 600 U / kg thrice a week
APROTININ ( Serine protease inhibitor) – 2 million loading
0.5 million units / hr
High risk of Anaphylaxis to reexposure
TRANEXAMIC ACID – 10 – 15 mg / kg prior to release of tourniquet
DESMOPRESSIN – Mainly for Haemophilia, Von Willebrand disease
FIBRINOGEN – ( Combination of bovine thrombin & human
fibrinogen)
52. Intravascular Haemolysis (IVH)
Mediated by classical pathway of Complement system
Signs
Sudden drop in B.P
Haemoglobinuria
Haemoglobinaemia
No rise in haematocrit
53. Extravascular Haemolysis (EVH)
Antibody mediated or Complement mediated cell destruction
in RE system
Generally life threatening
Signs
Falling Haematocrit
Increased unconjugated bilirubin
Abnormal peripheral smear
a ) Polychromasis
b) Spherocytes
May lead to I/V heamolysis
54. Extravascular Haemolysis (EVH)
CAUSE
Exposure to patient through previous
- Pregnancy
- Transplant
- Transfusion
Generation of antibodies in response to incompatible Antigens
55. Febrile Nonhemolytic Transfusion
Reaction
Most common Adverse effects
Increase in temperature of > 10c over base line during transfusion
Cause
1) Formation of Antibodies in recipients against donor WBCs and
Platelets
2) Release of bioactive substances like Interleukins, Cytokines in
the blood
56. Transfusion Related Acute Lung
Injury ( TRALI)
Rapid onset of respiratory distress, noncardiogenic
pulmonary edema and hypoxia occuring during or soon
after transfusion
CAUSE
Due to the presence of
A) Anti HLA antibody in the plasma of donor
B) Antigranulocyte antibody in the plasma of donor leads
to complement activation and increased pulmonary
vascular permeability
Agent - Any plasma containing blood product
57. TRALI
Definition
New acute lung injury occurring during or within 6
hours post transfusion with a clear temporal
relationship to the transfusion
North American European Consensus Conference
Criteria
Acute Hypoxemia
PaO2/ fiO2 ≤ 300 mm Hg
B/L infilterates in the absence of circulatory overload
Edema fluid to plasma protein ratio > 0.6
58. Limitations
1) Not possible to differentiate between ALI and TRALI
2) No specific lab tests
3) Limit of 6 hrs may exclude cases developing later
Treatment
On the lines of ARDS
59. Anaphylactic Reactions
More commonly observed in
Patients of hereditary IgA deficiency
Patients having IgG antibodies to infused
allergens
Remedy
Saline washed RBCs for future transfusions
62. Immediate Immunological Reactions
Management
Oxygen by face mask/ Intubation (TRALI)
Catheterization
Continuous vital monitoring
Furosemide (if BP normal)
Epinepherine/ corticoids if anaphylaxis suspected
Maintain urine output between 30-100ml/hr
63. Aquired Diseases
Incidence getting less due to effective screening
HIV 1 & 2
Hepatitis B & C
Syphilis
CMV
Lyme
Malaria
Filaria
64. TA GVHD
Due to transfused immunocompetent lymphocytes
against immunocompromised host
Rapid course
Average mortality- 90 %
Treatment – Gamma irradiated blood products by
exposing WBC’s to 1500 rad to 5000 rad
Not much effect on RBC’s
Platelet survival decreases by 30 % at higher doses
65. Metabolic Complications
Clinically significant depletion of coagulation
proteins & platelets occur in stored blood leading
on to
- Hypothermia
- Hyperkalaemia
- Hypocalcemia
- DIC
8 – 10 units of red cells infused in a patient may
lead to fall in the level of coagulation proteins to
25 % of normal
66. Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion
Reactions
Occuring > than 24 hrs post transfusion
Previous transfusion primes the patient
Signs & Symptoms
Within 4 – 14 days of transfusion
Progressive unexplained fall in hemoglobin
Low grade fever
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Treatment
Self limiting till clearing of all RBC’s
67. Post Transfusion Purpura
More in females
5 – 9 days post transfusion
Due to platelet specific alloantibodies
Treatment
High dose IV IgG( 2 gm/ kg over 5 days)
Platelet transfusion though not effective may be required
for bleeding
Steroids ?
Plasma exchange?
68. Massive Blood
Transfusion(MBT)
Replacement of one blood mass in a period of 24 hrs
Transfusion of 4 or more red cell concenterates with
in 1 hr
Replacement of 50% of total blood volume with in 3
hrs
Rate of infusion > 1 unit in 10 minutes
Indication
Hypovolemic shock secondary to blood loss
69. Complications Of MBT
Physical
Hypothermia
Hemodilution
Metabolic
- Hyperkalemia –Plasma K+ levels in the stored blood
increased by 1 mEq/ l /day
- Citrate toxicity(3 gm / unit)
- Acidosis
- Alkalosis( 1 ml citrate = 3 mEq HCO3)
71. Citrate Toxicity
May lead to Hypocalcaemia
Look for total calcium : ionized calcium ratio
(Normal 2:1)
If low give 10 – 20 ml 10 % calcium gluconate