2024
Development and evaluation of trigger tools to identify pediatric blood management errors.
Kandaswamy S, Josephson C, Rollins M, Jones J, Zerra P, Goel R, Andrews J, Hendrickson J, Lieberman L, Orenstein E. Development and evaluation of trigger tools to identify pediatric blood management errors. Blood Transfusion 2024 PMID: 38557324, DOI: 10.2450/bloodtransfus.606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsAutomated trigger toolsTrigger ToolQueries of electronic health recordsPositive patient identificationPediatric health systemPositive predictive valueRAND-UCLA methodSurveillance systemHealth recordsAdverse eventsPassive surveillance methodsHealth systemPediatric environmentPassive surveillance systemPatient identificationActive surveillance systemNear missesMiss eventsExpert panelMedicine specialistsPatient blood managementOver-transfusionManual reviewManagement errors
2016
Incidence and clinical characteristics of transfusion‐associated circulatory overload using an active surveillance algorithm
Roubinian N, Hendrickson J, Triulzi D, Gottschall J, Chowdhury D, Kor D, Looney M, Matthay M, Kleinman S, Brambilla D, Murphy E, Study‐III T. Incidence and clinical characteristics of transfusion‐associated circulatory overload using an active surveillance algorithm. Vox Sanguinis 2016, 112: 56-63. PMID: 28001313, PMCID: PMC5257198, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion-associated circulatory overloadPulmonary edemaClinical characteristicsCirculatory overloadCases of TACOIncidence of TACOClinical diagnosisElectronic screening algorithmExpert panelExpert panel diagnosisMerit further evaluationAdult inpatientsClinical parametersImproved oxygenationActive surveillanceAcademic hospitalChest radiographsPanel diagnosisPatientsEdemaFurther evaluationIncidenceStudy designPilot studyDiagnosis