Journal Club - Living the ROTEM dream: Lessons learned from a German Pioneer

Presented by

Dr. Ali Tabatabey

MD, Physician Trainee 

Canadian Blood Services

Learning objectives

• Understand the role of ROTEM in management of coagulopathy and bleeding.
• Recognize different clinical setting in which ROTEM can be impactful.
• Know the impact of ROTEM implementation on the blood bank.
• Understand the barriers to optimal implementation of viscoelastic testing.

Additional Resources:

• The role of evidence-based algorithms for rotational thromboelastometry-guided bleeding management
• Korean J Anesthesiol. 2019 May 17;72(4):297–322. doi: 10.4097/kja.19169
• Full text: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6676023/

Registration

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Appraisal

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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.