Management of patients with critical bleeding in rural and regional Victoria

  • Mitra, Biswadev (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
  • Wood, Erica (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • George, Shalini (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • von Wielligh, Jacoba (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • Field, Carolyn (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • Sheppard, Amy (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • White, Robyn (Chief Investigator (CI))

Project: Research

Project Details

Project Description

Critical bleeding is one of the most common mechanisms of death and the most common in younger people. During resuscitation of patients with critical bleeding, major haemorrhage protocols (MHP) are used to direct interventions. In Australia, for adult patients, the components of an MHP are guided by the national patient blood management guidelines for adults with critical bleeding. These guidelines were based on thorough systematic reviews of key research questions informing its components. The guidelines are planned to be updated as new evidence emerges or the need for new research questions are realised. However, the guidelines require adaptation to different settings based on resources available, particularly for patients managed at rural and regional centres.
The aims of this research program are to: (1) Develop a database of all rural and regional centres in Victoria that manage patients critical bleeding (2) Assess MHPs at these centres, elucidating similarities and differences to national guidelines (3) Where differences exist, assess and provide strategies to align guidelines with the best available evidence (4) Inform educational strategies to address gaps in knowledge or variations in practice.
StatusActive
Effective start/end date1/08/2431/07/25

Keywords

  • Emergency Medicine
  • transfusion
  • haemorrhage
  • Protocol