A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies
The process of procuring several units of red blood cells for red cell exchange can sometimes take several hours to days, especially for patients with multiple clinically significant red cell alloantibodies. This can introduce delays, inconveniences, and even health challenges for the patient. For m...
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| author | Damodaran Narayanan Noreen B. Hogan Karen A. Schaser Patricia Ruegsegger William Nicholas Rose |
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| description | The process of procuring several units of red blood cells for red cell exchange can sometimes take several hours to days, especially for patients with multiple clinically significant red cell alloantibodies. This can introduce delays, inconveniences, and even health challenges for the patient. For most planned exchanges, these delays are preventable with some foresight and process modifications that are relatively minor yet high leverage. We report a case study of process improvement whereby the apheresis nurse sends an e-mail to the blood bank when the nurse makes the patient’s next red cell exchange appointment as the signal to order blood about 6–8 weeks before the exchange. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f4eb59e31e274dccb0cf9c39a9a5e2702025-02-03T01:04:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65792022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1562921A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell AlloantibodiesDamodaran Narayanan0Noreen B. Hogan1Karen A. Schaser2Patricia Ruegsegger3William Nicholas Rose4Department of PathologyDepartment of NursingDepartment of NursingDepartment of PathologyDepartment of PathologyThe process of procuring several units of red blood cells for red cell exchange can sometimes take several hours to days, especially for patients with multiple clinically significant red cell alloantibodies. This can introduce delays, inconveniences, and even health challenges for the patient. For most planned exchanges, these delays are preventable with some foresight and process modifications that are relatively minor yet high leverage. We report a case study of process improvement whereby the apheresis nurse sends an e-mail to the blood bank when the nurse makes the patient’s next red cell exchange appointment as the signal to order blood about 6–8 weeks before the exchange.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1562921 |
| spellingShingle | Damodaran Narayanan Noreen B. Hogan Karen A. Schaser Patricia Ruegsegger William Nicholas Rose A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies Case Reports in Hematology |
| title | A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies |
| title_full | A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies |
| title_fullStr | A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies |
| title_short | A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies |
| title_sort | case study in process improvement to minimize delays from obtaining blood for red cell exchange for a patient with sickle cell disease and multiple red blood cell alloantibodies |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1562921 |
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