Clinical Issues—October 2022

Abstract

THIS MONTHVerifying patient identity before blood product administrationKey words: patient identification, patient verification, blood transfusion, blood management, wristband.Surgical site infection risk with allogeneic blood administrationKey words: patient blood management, restrictive transfusion triggers, allogeneic blood products, intraoperative blood salvage, surgical site infection.Information on topical thrombinKey words: hemostatic agents, licensed biological product, hemostasis, bovine thrombin, human thrombin.Safe use of topical thrombinKey words: severe adverse events, hemostatic agents, accidental injection, accidental intravascular uptake, product labeling.