Every Drop Counts: Preserving Blood in the NICU
Anemia in premature infants is often the result of blood loss from laboratory testing. Blood test ordering volume has risen 5% annually in neonates in the past decade. A pediatric blood preservation movement has resulted from evidence regarding the neurodevelopmental consequences of pain and distress related to blood draws as well as the need to minimize transfusion-related side effects.
A small number of NICUs have published quality improvement initiatives to reduce iatrogenic blood loss and transfusions. This webinar will provide information on the current state of blood draws in the NICU and strategies to reduce blood loss and subsequent transfusions and trauma in premature neonates.
A small number of NICUs have published quality improvement initiatives to reduce iatrogenic blood loss and transfusions. This webinar will provide information on the current state of blood draws in the NICU and strategies to reduce blood loss and subsequent transfusions and trauma in premature neonates.
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Eli Cahan, MD, MSc
Neonatology Fellow,
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Clinical Researcher,
Stanford Center for Advanced
Perinatal Education
Journalist,
Rolling Stone
San Francisco, California
Eli Cahan MD, MS is a neonatology fellow at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and a clinical researcher at the Stanford Center for Advanced Perinatal Education. He has published nearly two dozen studies and been featured in NEJM, JAMA, BMJ, and Health Affairs. He is the Co-Director of the Health Equity Media Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine, a Health Communication Advisor for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and an Executive Committee Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Cahan is an award-winning investigative journalist covering the intersection of child welfare and social justice and is currently a contributor at Rolling Stone. His work has been featured in multiple national outlets and has won awards from the National Press Club and the News Leaders Association. He has also been a grantee of the Fund for Investigative Journalism and The Pulitzer Center.
Dr. Cahan is an award-winning investigative journalist covering the intersection of child welfare and social justice and is currently a contributor at Rolling Stone. His work has been featured in multiple national outlets and has won awards from the National Press Club and the News Leaders Association. He has also been a grantee of the Fund for Investigative Journalism and The Pulitzer Center.
Bethany Lazzara, BSN, RNC-NIC
NICU Clinical Shift Coordinator,
Northwestern Medicine Healthcare Central DuPage Hospital
Winfield, Illinois
Bethany Lazzara is a registered nurse and Clinical Shift Coordinator specializing in Level III Neonatal Intensive Care at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. She currently holds her certification in Neonatal Intensive Care and is a member of the leadership team for the 22+ bed unit. She is also a permanent Charge Nurse of the NICU with responsibilities in day-to-day maintenance of the unit and the entire Women's and Children's Division. In addition to her leadership in the NICU, Ms. Lazzara has been a transport nurse for over 8 years ensuring safe transfer of patients ages 24 weeks to 6 months.