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comprehensive PBM program must include age- and weight­appropriate clinical protocols and policies for the manage­ment of preoperative anemia, perioperative bleeding, and massive transfusion; these principles are expanded upon in Fig.24.1. Goal-directed transfusion guidelines using restric­tive transfusion strategies as supported by evidence are also fundamental components [1, 37, 38].
Preoperative Blood Management andConservation
Patients at risk for intraoperative, allogeneic blood transfu­sions must be evaluated for preoperative anemia and bleed­ing abnormalities as indicated by history and examination. Preoperative anemia is widespread, as it is found in about
Fig. 24.1 Illustration of a
comprehensive pediatric patient blood management program with general principles for perioperative blood conservation strategies. PBM patient blood management, ICU intensive care unit, POC point of care
40% of children worldwide and 15–20% of children in industrialized countries [39, 40]. The main etiology is iron deciency, which has a fairly simple treatment plan: iron supplementation [41]. Iron supplementation has been dem­onstrated to increase hemoglobin levels and decrease blood transfusions, and there is evidence that intravenous iron may result in improved responses as compared to oral iron sup­plementation [5]. Preoperative anemia, however, is an inde­pendent risk factor and is associated with worsened postoperative outcomes in pediatric surgical patients [5, 41
43]. Although not routinely used, recombinant erythropoie-
tin for stimulation of erythropoiesis has been used successfully in neonates and infants for increasing the hemo­globin concentration prior to surgery. However, recombinant erythropoietin is associated with an increased burden of treatment, as it involves regular subcutaneous injections with
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frequent monitoring of response and iron levels. Nevertheless, it is an additional resource for patients whose parents refuse blood transfusions, whom other causes of anemia have been excluded, or who are poor responders to iron supplementa­tion [5, 27, 41]. In the neonate, important blood conservation strategies also include the delay in umbilical cord clamping and use of umbilical cord blood for initial laboratory sam­pling upon delivery [38, 44].
Additional blood conservation measures include the
following:
• Standardized guidelines for phlebotomy procedure.
• Obtain blood samples only when necessary.
• Optimize logistics of laboratory blood sampling, for example, bundling of tests.
• Use the smallest collection tube and the minimum accept­able volumes allowable for laboratory testing.
• Remove sampling lines early.
• Return, rather than discard, excess sample volumes to the patient.
• Use point-of-care testing devices.
• Use laboratory equipment needing only small volumes for analysis.
• Use transcutaneous instruments for hemoglobin assessment.
is needed to ascertain the best transfusion strategies for patients with life-threatening bleeding, hemodynamic insta­bility, and cardiopulmonary disease [25]. In select cases (mostly in cardiac surgery when the parents refuse blood transfusions), acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) at the beginning of surgery, with return of the autologous blood towards the end of surgery, has been associated with reduc­tion in allogeneic blood transfusions [45]. Currently, there is insufcient evidence to recommend its routine use, although if implemented, institutional protocols should be in place to ensure patient safety [4]. The rst consensus for recommen­dations for ANH standards and best practices in cardiac sur­gery, sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management and published in 2020, do not address ANH in the pediatric population [46]. A recent statement by the Transfusion and Anemia Expertise Initiative (TAXI) made recommendations for restrictive transfusion practices for the pediatric critically ill patient in the intensive care setting. However, in neonates and premature infants, the evidence supporting restrictive transfusion strategies is unclear [4,
25]. Cell salvage and reinfusion are also techniques shown to
effectively reduce allogeneic blood transfusions; evidence suggests that bowel and cancer surgery are not absolute con­traindications for its use. The use of factor concentrates and recombinant coagulation products should be considered as indicated for certain patients [5].
Intraoperative Blood Management andConservation
If possible, surgery should be scheduled for at least 3 weeks after the initial patient evaluation to allow sufcient time for the medical evaluation and treatment of anemia [5]. Intraoperatively, the conduct of the anesthetic and surgery should favor the minimization of bleeding, promotion of hemostasis, and basic non-transfusion techniques for optimi­zation of cardiac output and tissue perfusion (e.g., rhythm, heart rate, preload, contractility, afterload, acid/base status, electrolytes, and temperature). Appropriate surgical tech­niques and meticulous use of hemostatic topical agents are signicant factors in decreasing surgical bleeding. Recommended multimodal blood-sparing approaches include the avoidance of non-purposeful hemodilution; opti­mization of acid/base status; focused blood pressure man­agement to avoid hypotension with the judicious use of inotropic support if necessary; avoidance of hypertension to decrease the rate of bleeding; and the concurrent use of anti­brinolytics. If signicant bleeding ensues, standardized bleeding management protocols and transfusion algorithms must be in place to guide management. Restrictive transfu­sion thresholds and goal-directed therapy guided by clinical status and by point-of-care viscoelastic testing are the cur­rent standards for most pediatric patients, but further research
Postoperative Blood Management andConservation
Postoperatively, PBM should continue with blood-sparing methods for optimization of tissue perfusion, minimization of bleeding and iatrogenic blood losses, treatment of coagu­lopathy, and utilization of antibrinolytics as appropriate. Adding vitamin K can help if coagulopathy is present but does not require immediate treatment. If the anemia is not tolerated by the patient, the use of transfusion algorithms with restrictive strategy is recommended as guided by point­ of–care viscoelastic testing [1, 43, 76].
Blood Management Recommendations forSpecic Surgeries
The aforementioned recommendations are expanded upon in the next section with a focus on specic surgery types. See Tables 24.5, 24.6, and 24.7 for recommendations from major international guidelines, which specically address pediatric PBM for cardiac and other major non-cardiac surgeries as well as special patient conditions. The level of evidence is provided for each recommendation. Published guidelines for pediatric PBM are based on systematic reviews of the pediat-
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Table 24.5 Patient blood management recommendations for pediatric cardiac surgery
Pediatric cardiac surgery Challenges
Unique cardiac physiology with often reduced reserve margins, e.g., cyanotic disease and parallel circulations Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with associated hemostatic and physiologic derangements Cardiac lesions with varying surgical repair techniques, CPB approaches, and perioperative management methods
Interventions Recommendations Grade
27] BCSH [19] NBA [4] ESA
NATA [
Preoperative
Anemia Treat iron deciency anemia with
Intraoperative
Antibrinolytics Administer lysine analogs 1B 1B R CPB circuit Use miniaturized CPB for neonates
Ultraltration Conventional ultraltration or
Cell salvage Use of cell salvage 1C 1B PP 1B POC testing for
heparin response
AT deciency FFP (10mL/kg) or antithrombin
Protamine dose Protamine dose should be calculated
Hemostasis
monitoring
Postoperative
Restrictive Hb
threshold
CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, R recommendation, PP practice point, PO per os, IV intravenous, ACT activated clotting time, AT antithrombin, POC point-of-care testing, FFP fresh frozen plasma, Hb hemoglobin, PRBC red blood cell
oral or IV iron
Erythropoietin in specic cases 2C
and infants
modied ultraltration for neonates and infants
Whole blood ACT or heparin concentration
supplementation in the presence of heparin resistance secondary to antithrombin deciency
based on heparin concentration Use direct thrombin inhibitors when heparin is contraindicated Monitoring of hemostasis to guide the administration of blood products Blood used for cardiac surgery in neonates and infants should be used before the end of storage day 5
Hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in stable, acyanotic heart disease
Hemoglobin threshold stable, cyanotic heart disease
1C 1B–
1C
1B
1B
1C
1C
1C
1B Evidence is insufcient to make
1B – Hb 7g/dL asymptomatic 1B – Hb 8g/dL with clinical signs suggesting symptomatic anemia 1C– with clinical signs suggestive of symptomatic anemia, Hb 9g/dL
a specic recommendation 1C
2B – Hb 7g/dL asymptomatic 2C – In neonates or actively bleeding or unstable children following CPB, a higher Hb threshold may be appropriate 2C– there is insufcient evidence to make a recommendation for children with cyanotic heart disease
PP-viscoelastic testing
ric PBM literature, which are mostly observational with a paucity of high-grade evidence. Most recommendations were created from evidence where available and expert- based con­sensus when the evidence is weak or insufcient. Across sets of guidelines, most recommendations are generally concor­dant with variations from group to group due to different
methodology and reviewers. Procedures usually associated with major blood loss or blood transfusions are cardiac, cra­niofacial, scoliosis and other major orthopedic surgeries, liver transplantation, and major trauma. Main PBM recommenda­tions rest on preoperative screening for anemia with diagnosis and proper treatment prior to elective surgery, the administra-
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Table 24.6 Patient blood management recommendations for pediatric major non-cardiac surgeries
Major non-cardiac surgeries
Interventions Grade
SABM [
1] NBA [4] ESA [5] BSCH [19]
Preoperative
Anemia: treat
iron deciency anemia with iron
Intraoperative
Hb transfusion
threshold
Antibrinolytic–
administer lysine analogs
Cell salvage 1B
Postoperative
Hb transfusion
threshold
CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, R recommendation, PP practice point, PO per os, IV intravenous, POC point-of-care testing, FFP fresh frozen, plasma, Hb hemoglobin, PRBC red blood cell
The use of antibrinolytics and intraoperative cell salvage collection and re-administration should be considered for all pediatric patients undergoing high blood loss surgery including, but not limited to, cardiac surgery with CPB, craniofacial surgery, and scoliosis/orthopedic surgery
R 1B– PO iron 1C–
R In pediatric patients, including those who are critically ill, a restrictive transfusion strategy is suggested in hemodynamically stable pediatric patients (excluding neonates): Hb concentration<7g/dL, PRBC transfusion is often appropriate. Hb concentration of 7–9g/dL, PRBC transfusion may be appropriate, based on the need to relieve clinical signs and symptoms of anemia. Hb concentration>9g/dL, PRBC transfusion is often unnecessary and may be inappropriate R Antibrinolytics may be considered in large blood loss cases such as scoliosis and craniofacial surgery PP Tranexamic acid should be given within 3hours of traumatic injury
PP In stable pediatric patients (excluding neonates) Hb <7g/ dL, PRBC transfusion is often appropriate PP Hb >9g/dL, PRBC transfusion is often unnecessary and may be inappropriate In preterm infants requiring transfusion, there is insufcient evidence to support or refute the use of either a restrictive or liberal PRBC transfusion strategy
IV iron
We recommend the use of red cell salvage, which is helpful for blood conservation in major cardiac and orthopedic surgery
1C Except for premature babies and cyanotic newborns, hemoglobin targets in bleeding children are 7–9g dL We recommend a target hemoglobin concentration of 7–9g/dL during active bleeding
1C
1C With the exception of children with sickle cell disease, there is no evidence to suggest that children undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery require a higher Hb transfusion threshold than those in PICU (7g/dl, stable patients without major comorbidity or bleeding. Excludes cyanotic children)
2C Tranexamic acid should be given if major blood loss associated with traumatic injury is anticipated 1B Tranexamic acid should be given when there is high risk of signicant bleeding during surgery 2C Red cell salvage should be considered in all children at risk of signicant bleeding undergoing surgery and where transfusion may be required, providing appropriately trained staff are available
1C Hb transfusion threshold of 7g/dL in stable patients without major comorbidity or bleeding
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Table 24.7 Patient blood-management recommendations for pediatric
patients with special situations
Special patients and situations
Grade
TAXI [25] The patient with sickle cell disease
1B
“In children with sickle cell disease who are critically
ill or those at risk of critical illness, we recommend
RBC transfusion to achieve a target hemoglobin
concentration of 10g/dL (rather than a hemoglobin S
[HbS] of <30%) prior to a surgical procedure requiring
general anesthesia”
tion of antibrinolytics, the use of cell salvage, and restrictive transfusion strategies as guided by viscoelastic testing. Recommendations are mostly stratied by the GRADE scale with the exception of the Australian National Blood Authority which uses R (recommendation) if sufciently high quality of data and PP (practice point) if the quality of data is weak [4]. Note that these guidelines often exclude the preterm and neo­natal patient populations unless specied, as the evidence is largely inconclusive in these populations.
Blood Management Guidelines: Pediatric Considerations
A signicant number of hospitalized children receive at least one blood transfusion. In fact, more than one-half of extremely low birth weight preterm infants undergo a trans­fusion during their initial hospitalization [19]. Therefore, the administration of blood products to children requires special consideration. Children and particularly infants have a unique physiology that requires weight-based product dos­ing, heightened vigilance during large volume transfusions, and special blood banking processes related to a developing immune system. Evidence supporting transfusion thresholds in children stem from a limited number of studies but, in general, evolving standards follow trends adopted in adult blood management. Our understanding of the infant’s coagu­lation system or potential advantages of clotting factor administration is particularly lacking. Much research needs to be done to more clearly dene rational and evidence-based administration in children, particularly with respect to the long-term effects of restrictive transfusion thresholds.
Adverse Reactions inChildren
Recent reports suggest that children may suffer more adverse transfusion reactions (ATRs) than adults [37, 47, 48]. In par­ticular, febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTRs) have been reported to occur at a rate ve times that seen in
48]. Because of their relatively small blood volume,
adults [ children are at particular risk of deleterious effects of rapid transfusions. Cardiac arrest secondary to hyperkalemia, par­ticularly in infants, is now established as a known hazard of rapid blood infusion rates [49, 50]. The average potassium concentration of a stored packed PRBC unit is 30–80 mEq/L, which may lead to hyperkalemic cardiac arrest when rela­tively high blood volumes are administered at a rapid rate [15, 18, 19]. It is recommended that transfusions in small patients be initiated at volumes less than 15–20 mL/kg at of less than 1 mL/kg/min under close monitoring, with a grad­ual increase in rate as tolerated [13, 19, 51]. Washed packed red blood cells (PRBCs), which have a reduced potassium content, or younger PRBCs (e.g., less than 7 days post-stor­age) may be requested for small patients requiring large vol­ume transfusions, although existing evidence suggests that if administered at a moderate rate, neonatal outcomes follow­ing older versus fresh PRBCs are not signicantly different [
18]. Other ATRs associated with rapid transfusion in chil-
dren, particularly small infants, include ionized hypocalce­mia, hypothermia, and volume overload.
Stored blood products contain citrate preservative (citrate­phosphate- dextrose-adenine; CPDA) as an anticoagulant, which may bind the recipient’s plasma calcium and hinder contraction and relaxation phases of the neonatal cardiac sar­coplasmic reticulum, leading to clinical hypotension [14]. Although this “citrate toxicity” can be seen in patients of all ages, the immature neonatal liver is unable to rapidly metab­olize citrate contained in large volume or rapid transfusions. Whole blood, plasma, and irradiated PRBCs contain the highest concentrations of citrate anticoagulant [52, 53]. Because of their relatively large blood volume to weight ratio, children are particularly susceptible to the deleterious effects of transfusion-related hypothermia. A hypothermic child may exhibit decreased drug metabolism, apnea, and a coagulopathic state. When rapid infusion is necessary, PRBC and plasma transfusions should be run through a warming device [13, 15, 51]. Volume overload is also a risk that may not be readily appreciated in the small patient [47]. Transfusion- associated circulatory overload (TACO) is a well-dened ATR that is also seen but not readily recognized during anesthesia and surgery in the adult patient population [54]. There are no specic criteria for TACO in the pediatric population, but a typical presentation intraoperatively may include hypotension, hypoxemia, and bradycardia, nonspe­cic signs difcult to distinguish from transfusion-related hypocalcemia or hypothermia [47]. A dilutional coagulopa­thy, either from crystalloid administration or the administra­tion of fractionated blood products absent coagulation factors or platelets, may develop after loss of 1.5–2 blood volumes [15]. A neonate’s ability to regenerate coagulation factors is limited due to hepatic immaturity. Under normal conditions,
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however, tests of hemostasis in the preterm newborn are lon­ger, and in the term newborn, may be are shorter than adult values; the clinical signicance of this is unknown [51].
Pediatric Considerations forPretransfusion Testing andBlood Processing
Children, particularly infants, may require special consider­ations with respect to pretransfusion testing and blood pro­cessing. For example, infants in the rst several months of life have a reduced ability to produce alloantibodies against the major blood group antigens (e.g., A, B, AB, and D) due to an immature immunologic system; alloantibodies in a neonate’s serum are of maternal origin. Therefore, prior to transfusing a young infant, the infant’s pretransfusion testing should be accompanied by a test for maternal blood type and antibodies [13]. As a matter of caution, many transfusion services admin- ister type O, Rhesus(D)-negative (Rh-neg) PRBCs to all infants under 3–6months of age until both infant and mater­nal blood screening is performed [15]. When performed as a matter of routine, this safety policy may strain a hospital’s O-negative blood supply. Rh-neg cellular blood products (e.g., PRBCs and platelets) and CMV- antibody negative prod­ucts in general may be distributed in emergency situations for infants and young children for whom pretransfusion testing is unavailable. One concern is that the administration of Rh(D)­positive cellular blood products to a Rh-neg infant, or any female of potential childbearing age, may lead to alloantigen sensitization. Rh-neg sensitization may set the stage for Rh-incompatibility that may complicate a subsequent preg­nancy or transfusion. Furthermore, Rh-neg sensitization may also lead to extravascular (i.e., delayed) hemolysis that, although typically mild, may lead to signicant morbidity in younger or very small patients. CMV is transported through white blood cells and can have a devastating outcome in sus­ceptible and immunocompromised patients.
Many blood centers only administer blood that is CMV­antibody negative to preterm and young infants. Leukoreduction (LCR), under standardized procedure and quality control, removes a substantial quantity of white blood cells from donor products. The majority, but not all, of US blood centers per­form pretransfusion leukoreduction of donated cellular blood products. LCR is associated with a substantial reduction in ATRs, including FNHTRs and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Administration of blood that is both leukocyte­reduced and CMV-antibody negative has been shown to effec­tively eliminate the risk of transfusion- related CMV infection in very low birth weight preterm infants. There is some evi­dence that leukocyte reduction of blood products prevents or signicantly reduces the risk of CMV in stem cell transplant patients and therefore arguably eliminates the need for CMV­negative blood products in susceptible populations [18].
Blood Preservatives
In an effort to reduce donor exposure, blood banks often release small aliquots of blood from a single donor unit held in preservative. The two main preservatives are AS (adenine­glucose- mannitol) and CPDA, and both contain additives that serve as nutrients to the stored PRBCs [13]. Adenine, mannitol, citrate, and dextrose in high concentrations have been associated with renal toxicity (adenine, mannitol), intraventricular hemorrhage (mannitol), hypocalcemia (citrate), and hyperglycemia (dextrose) [13, 55]. Thus, blood stored for neonatal use is often preferentially reconstituted with AS because it extends the shelf life of a PRBC from 35in CPDA to 42days, supporting continued use of a single donor unit [13]. As with the precautionary measures that may be used to prevent hyperkalemia, small volume (e.g., <20mL/kg), slow-rate infusions have not been shown to be a preservative-related problem in preterm infants [13, 18, 55].
Packed Red Blood Cell (PRBC) Transfusion Guidelines
A decision to transfuse must be based on a consideration of the patient’s full clinical prole, including cardiorespiratory disease, pending interventions, rate of blood loss, and comor­bidities that may impact systemic oxygen delivery, rather than a single laboratory value at one point in time [3]. Furthermore, anemia should always be addressed and man­aged prior to making a decision to administer blood [43]. As in the adult patient population, a restrictive PRBC transfu­sion threshold may reduce the number of PRBC units trans­fused in stable, hospitalized children without an increase in untoward outcomes [3034]. The World Health Organization (WHO) and several African societies set a transfusion thresh­old at 5g/dL for symptomatic children, suggesting that this degree of anemia in asymptomatic children may be a new cutoff for transfusion avoidance in resource-poor environ­ments [56]. A recent consensus group of international experts, the TAXI Initiative, also recommended a transfusion threshold of 5g/dL in critically ill children without certain comorbidities when considering the hemoglobin value alone [25]. In 2019, a consensus statement was developed to guide PRBC transfusions in children undergoing cardiac surgery [27]. Further studies in both cyanotic and acyanotic children undergoing cardiac surgery have lent support to the short­term safety of lower PRBC transfusion thresholds in the pediatric cardiac patient population [57, 58].
Transfusion thresholds for preterm infants, a unique patient population with rapidly changing physiological needs, are currently based on gestational age and cardiore­spiratory status [19]. Neonates are typically transfused at a higher hemoglobin value than older infants and children
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[14]. Several randomized controlled trials have examined restrictive versus liberal transfusion thresholds in very low birth weight premature infants, with conicting short-term outcome results [5961, 67]. Systematic reviews conclude that despite a decrease in donor exposure and lower hemo­globin values, treatment endpoints and long-term outcomes remain unclear in the restrictive strategy [32, 33]. A recent multicenter trial (the ETTNO Randomized Clinical Trial) examined long-term outcomes in infants at 2years corrected age who had birth weights less than 1kg and concluded that the rate of disability and death were unaffected using a restrictive red blood cell transfusion threshold versus a more liberal one [62]. The thresholds for transfusion were based on individual patient factors such as postnatal age and illness acuity. A pending multicenter study, The Transfusion in Prematures (TOP) Trial will further examine longer term outcomes associated with a liberal versus a restrictive red blood cell transfusion threshold in extremely low birth weight infants. Tables 24.8 and 24.9 contain suggested
Table 24.8 PRBC transfusion guidelines for prematurea and young
infants (<4months PNA)
Postnatal ageb (PNA; days) Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Requiring
support 0–7 11.5 10 8–14 10 8.5 > 14 8.5 7.5 Acute blood loss, symptomatic Congenital heart disease Cyanotic: 9g/dL if symptomatic anemia
CNS bleeding <7–10g/dL
d
Symptomatic anemia <8g/dL
a
Premature indicates an infant less than 37 weeks corrected gestational
age
b
Postnatal age (PNA) indicates the chronological age, or time elapsed
birth
c
Respiratory support is dened as a need for mechanical support venti-
lation or FiO
d
An otherwise stable infant with bradycardia/tachycardia, poor weight
gain, or apnea
> 25%
2
10% of total blood volume
Acyanotic: 7g/dL; symptomatic anemia:
8g/dL
c
respiratory
No respiratory support
PRBC transfusion guidelines based on hemoglobin value in infants.
Children tend to be managed according to adult PRBC guidelines and expert opinion [55]. Anemic children with a chronic medical condition may be physiologically compen­sated and are often transfused at lower hemoglobin values. As Table 24.10 demonstrates, current international PRBC trigger guidelines are similar, with slight variation during the rst weeks of life.
Plasma Transfusion Guidelines
Plasma may be the most overly administered blood product available and is often administered based on laboratory val­ues alone [19, 63]. In general, coagulation factor levels in infants tend to be lower than those of older children and adults, but the clinical signicance of this difference is unknown [19, 64] (Table24.11). Despite differences in coag- ulation factor levels, conventional test results of coagulation are often treated similarly between infants and older children [51]. As a result, routine coagulation screening may lead to inappropriate transfusions, particularly in the neonate where there is heightened anxiety over bleeding potential including intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) [51, 65, 66]. In the absence of confounding variables that may increase bleeding risk, only 10–40% of coagulation factor activity levels are needed to achieve hemostasis. Furthermore, there is no evi-
Table 24.9 PRBC transfusion guidelines for older infants (≥4months
PNA)
Symptomatic anemia: Hgb<7g/dL Perioperative anemia with anticipated blood loss: Hgb<8g/dL Congenital heart disease Cyanotic: 9g/dL if
Acute blood loss with hemodynamic instability Acute traumatic brain injury <10g/dL
Chronic transfusion regimen (e.g., sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, leukemias) Hgb<7g/dL
symptomatic anemia Acyanotic: 7g/dL; Symptomatic anemia: 8g/dL 8g/dL
Table 24.10 RBC transfusion practices
Overview of international guidelines for red blood cell transfusions
British Committee for Standards in Haematology 2016 [19]
Postnatal week
Week 1 10–12g/dL <10g/dL 11–13g/dL 10–12g/dL <11.5g/dL <10g/dL <11.5g/dL <10g/dL Week 2 9.5–10g/dL <7.5g/dL 10–12.5g/dL 8.5–11g/dL <10g/dL <8.5g/dL <10g/dL <8.5g/dL Week 3
Modied from Ree and Lopriore [75]
a
For example, supplemental oxygen, high-ow nasal cannula, CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), positive-pressure ventilation
Respiratory
a
support
8.5–10g/dL <7.5g/dL 8.5–11g/dL 7–10g/dL <8.5g/dL <7.5g/dL <8.5g/dL <7.5g/dL
No respiratory support
Australian National Blood Authority 2016 [4]
Respiratory support
No respiratory support
Canadian Blood Services 2017 [64]
Respiratory support
No respiratory support
Dutch Guidelines Quality Council (Concept) 2018 [74]
Respiratory support
No respiratory support
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Table 24.11 Screening laboratory tests for hemostasis: neonates ver-
sus adults
aPTT Longer Longer 16years Prothrombin time Thrombin time Bleeding time Longer PFA-100 Longer
ROTERM/TEG
Clotting time Same Shorter 3months Clot formation time Maximal clot rmness
Modied from AABB Technical Manual, 19th ed, originally from Revel-Vilk aModied with permission from Revel-Vilk bMaximum age reported cIn samples drawn in the rst 7 to 10days of life aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time, PFA platelet function ana­lyzer, ROTEM rotating tromboelastometry, TEG thromboelastography
a
Preterm neonates vs. full-term neonates
Longer Same or
Longer Same or
c
c
Same Shorter 3months
Stronger Stronger 3months
Neonates vs. older children/ adults
longer
longer Shorter 1month Shorter 1month
Approximate age adult values are
b
reached
16years
5years
dence that an international normalized ratio (INR) value between 1.6 and 2.0 is indicative of future bleeding risk in either the adult or pediatric patient populations [13, 51]. When available, the specic coagulation product should be utilized to replace inherited or acquired coagulation de­ciency, rather than plasma. Recombinant coagulation prod­ucts available include factors VIII, IX, VIIa, XI, and XIII, prothrombin complex concentrate (factors II, VII, IX, X), antithrombin III, protein C, and C1 esterase inhibitor. Absolute contraindications to plasma transfusion in all age groups include volume expansion and nutritional replace­ment therapy. A suggested plasma transfusion volume is 10–20mL/kg at an initial rate of 1mL/kg/min that is gradu­ally increased as the patient is evaluated for signs of citrate toxicity (e.g., hypocalcemia and hypotension). This dose of plasma may result in an increase in coagulation factor levels by approximately 15%, with a clinical effect lasting less than 12hours [13]. Recommended indications for plasma therapy in children and neonates include the following.
Neonates
1. Treatment of clinically signicant bleeding in the face of abnormal coagulation parameters
2. Prior to an invasive procedure in the face of abnormal coagulation parameters
3. Treatment of severe hereditary protein S deciency
4. Treatment of protein C deciency if recombinant factor is unavailable
Children
1. Coagulation factor consumption including disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
2. Prolonged PT/aPTT >2 times midpoint normal range for age prior to an invasive procedure
3. Urgent warfarin reversal when prothrombin complex con­centrate is unavailable or contraindicated (e.g., HIT (heparin- induced thrombocytopenia))
4. Treatment of idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
5. Treatment of bleeding for acquired or inherited factor deciencies when specic factor concentrates are unavailable
6. Plasma exchange
Platelet Transfusion Guidelines
Sepsis, maternal disorders such as preeclampsia, the pres­ence of intravenous catheters, and low blood levels of endog­enous erythropoietin contribute to a high incidence (20–70%) of thrombocytopenia in preterm neonates, resulting in a high rate of platelet transfusions [18]. Platelet transfusions in children are associated with more ATRs than other fraction­ated blood products [47]. The threshold for a platelet transfu­sion usually hinges on whether the goal is to prevent future bleeding (e.g., prophylaxis) or to stop active bleeding in the face of thrombocytopenia. The denition of thrombocytope­nia has been dened as 150 × 109/L in both children and adults [13]. From the neonatal period through adulthood, platelet counts are similar. Neonatal platelets may be larger and exhibit greater adhesion and faster clot initiation, although the clinical signicance of this nding is unknown [19]. Taken as an isolated nding, a platelet count alone does not always predict a patient’s risk of bleeding. Patients with a platelet count as low as 50×109/L may have normal coagu­lation in the absence of confounding variables such as car­diopulmonary bypass circuitry, drug administration, or an alloimmune process.
In general, platelet transfusion trigger guidelines for
infants and older children tend to reect adult guidelines [68]. A platelet count of 100×109/L was once the standard for surgical hemostasis; however, with ongoing clinical experience (including the high rate of ATRs associated with platelets), the suggested transfusion threshold for major non-neuraxial surgery has decreased to 50×109/L.Recent adult studies support a count of 20 × 10 venous catheter placement [68, 69]. Although controversial, the minimum acceptable count for diagnostic lumbar punc­ture, a procedure frequently performed in children with a defect in platelet production, has been 10×109/L for many years. Following a systematic review and expert consensus,
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this newly recommended threshold is 50× 109/L, despite supporting evidence that is of very low quality [69]. In a recent retrospective study of 900 propensity-matched, criti­cally ill adult patients, there was no benet following pro­phylactic platelet transfusions in nonbleeding patients with platelet counts as low as 20× 109/L, putting into question all current guidelines [70]. Presumably because of a per-
(HUS), either because of a risk of continued consumption (such as in ITP), or an increased risk of thrombosis [13, 64]. For children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass or extra­corporeal life support (ECLS), platelet transfusions are rec­ommended in the face of excessive bleeding unresponsive to other measures such as heparin reversal, although a threshold
of 100×109/L has traditionally been chosen [27]. ceived risk of IVH, sick preterm infants and neonates often receive platelets at a higher threshold (e.g., 20–50×109/L), when a stable, nonbleeding infant or older child is unlikely
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to have signicant bleeding at platelet counts as low as 10 × 109/L [13]. A recent multicenter trial (PLANET-2) examined 660 premature infants and found less 28-day mortality or episodes of major bleeding when applying a prophylactic transfusion threshold of 25 rather than 50×109/L [71].
Platelet transfusion triggers suggested in a variety of clin­ical situations are listed in Table 24.12. Ideally, platelets should be ABO-compatible with the recipient’s blood type, because if not ABO-identical, the response as measured by platelet count may be decreased [13]. Furthermore, because all platelet preparations contain a small number of PRBCs (possibly 0.5 ml/unit), ideal donor platelets are Rh(D)­identical to prevent anti-D alloimmunization. A dose of ~5–10 mL/kg should increase a patient’s platelet count by ~50–100×10
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/L.In the absence of life-threatening bleeding, platelet transfusions should not be given in the face of idio­pathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), thrombotic throm­bocytopenic purpura (TTP), heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), or hemolytic uremic syndrome
Cryoprecipitate is a precipitant of fresh frozen plasma. The pediatric literature lacks clinical trials comparing differing cryoprecipitate dosing regimens or indications. There is no evidence supporting the benet of prophylactic use of cryo­precipitate, including prior to invasive surgery. Typically administered to replace brinogen, a single cryoprecipitate unit contains factor VIII (80mg), brinogen (150mg), factor XIII (up to 30% that is contained in original plasma), and von Willebrand factor (up to 70% that is contained in origi­nal plasma) in a total volume of 10–15ml [13]. It does not have to be ABO-compatible when used for non-neonates, and its small volume comparatively reduces the risk of uid overload often seen when plasma is used to treat clotting fac­tor deciencies. ABO-compatibility is recommended for use in neonates secondary to their small size and concerns over hemolysis due to the alloantibodies that may be contained in the precipitate [13]. Specic virus-inactivated factor concen­trates such as recombinant factor VIII, von Willebrand factor complex, or brinogen concentrate should be administered in lieu of cryoprecipitate when these products are available.
Table 24.12 Platelet transfusion triggers
Platelet transfusion triggers by count (109/L)
Prophylactic transfusion
Prematurity (<37weeks PCA) <25 Term infants (>37weeks PCA) <4months old <20 >4months old <10 Prior to lumbar puncture <50 Patient scheduled for major invasive procedure Qualitative platelet defect (congenital or acquired) CNS procedure <100 Central venous catheter placement Tunneled: <50
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT)
Patient has an FNAIT-affected sibling <20–30
Bleeding patients
Active bleeding <50 Intracranial bleeding <100 Diffuse microvascular bleeding, ECLS, cardiopulmonary bypass Qualitative platelet defect Any platelet count if
<50
Any platelet count if bleeding
Non-tunneled: <20
Stable patient: <20–30 Unstable patient: <50
<100
bleeding
A “pooled” unit of cryoprecipitate is the product of 5–6 donors (~100–130ml) and, although heat-treated, may theo­retically present an infectious and alloimmunization risk. Recombinant brinogen concentrate is not yet FDA­approved in the United States for the treatment of acquired hypobrinogenemia.
10–15ml] per 10kg body weight, which can be expected to increase the child’s brinogen level by 50–100mg/dL [13]. A generally accepted threshold for cryoprecipitate transfu­sion in the setting of clinically signicant bleeding is 100mg/ dL.Other indications include the following:
1. Disease states with evidence of brinogen consumption
2. Hypobrinogenemia and a pending invasive procedure.
3. Bleeding following cardiac or other major surgery with
4. Inherited defects of brinogen, either quantitative (e.g.,
The recommended dose for cryoprecipitate is 1 unit [e.g.,
including DIC with bleeding.
evidence of low brinogen level.
abrinogenemia, congenital hypobrinogenemia, Kasabach- Merritt syndrome, or hemangioma with throm­bocytopenia) or qualitative (e.g., brinogen Cleveland, brinogen Marburg, etc.).
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5. As treatment for hemophilia A or vWF disease in the
absence of a response to desmopressin or availability of specic recombinant factor concentrates.
6. Platelet dysfunction in the face of uremia and hemodialy-
sis is not available.
7. Fibrin sealant.
Conclusion
In conclusion, pediatric PBM consists of a customized blood conservation strategy, individualized to each patient accord­ing to their age and clinical condition. Fundamental consid­erations include attention to anemia, maintenance of hemoglobin concentration, optimization of hemostasis, and minimization of blood loss. Although the medical literature does not contain an abundance of evidence supporting blan­ket application of pediatric PBM principles, transfusion trig­ger thresholds have decreased as supported by an increasing number of trials. An interdisciplinary approach to patient blood management along with a dedication to education, quality control, and monitoring of institutional behavior is essential to sustained PBM practices. Education with a focus on the unique physiology of blood loss and replacement in children is imperative for patient safety. Most importantly, pediatric PBM is conrmation that we always act in the best interest of our patients.
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