U of T Rounds: A Case for a Provincial Massive Hemorrhage Protocol (MHP)

Katerina Pavenski BSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology of Disease, University of Toronto
Head, Division, Transfusion Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital

Jeannie Callum, BA, MD, FRCPC
Interim Chief, Clinical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
& Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto

• Potential problems that may arise from lack of a standardized approach to massive hemorrhage.
• Rationale for a MHP - evidence for improved outcomes with standardization.
• Essential components and their particulars.
• Big vs Small –Not all hospitals should have the same protocol.
• Quality oversight – We have a long way to go.
• A case for an approved MOH Ontario MHP

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