Trek Tech Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I am curious about how different facilities transfuse platelets. I have a pathologist saying platelets should never be given through an IV infusion pump; they should only be given by gravity. This makes some sense as who knows how much shear force it takes to activate platelets. I searched for a thread with this topic and couldn't find one. What are your practices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Check the manufacturer's protocol . . . your question prompted me to check ours - the pump is only for whole blood or red cell components. Our Nurse Educator is updating policy to reflect this. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trek Tech Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 I just checked our new pumps and they say they are for blood and blood products. I am checking with their technical department though. Thank you David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trek Tech Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Our manufacturer said they are approved for all blood products by the FDA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Our manufacturer also says that their pump is FDA approved for all blood products, but we teach our nurses that it is "preferable" to transfuse platelets without a pump for the reason that you described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGNUM Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Our pumps say that they are approved for all blood products, but I still will not allow the nurses on the floor to use the pumps for platelets only red cells and ffp. All platelets are given gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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