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This course helps Nurses, Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and Perfusionists learn the background to Intra-operative Cell Salvage (ICS), prior to attending a classroom course.
It is also valuable for surgeons and anaesthetists as information essential to the prescription and application of ICS.
Employees of the equipment manufacturers who sponsored the course development will also find it of great value.
How long will it take to do the course?
It can be studied at your own pace. If you focus on the key points (as indicated in the Learning Guide in each chapter) it will normally take you about 60 to 90 minutes to complete. If you enjoy exploring the additional information that is available, it can take several hours.
Will I get a certificate to say I've done the course?
If you register for and successfully pass the Post-Assessment for this online course you will be able to print your own Certificate of Completion. This may also qualify you to attend classroom courses on Intra-operative Cell Salvage at hospitals, or courses conducted by one of the equipment manufacturing companies.
PUTTING ICS IN CONTEXT
Allogeneic blood is blood donated by volunteer blood donors (donor blood) to be transfused into someone other than themselves. Autologous blood is blood collected from the patient and retransfused. There are 4 basic ways of performing autolgogous transfusion:
- Pre-operative Autologous Donation (PAD)
- Acute Normovolaemic Haemodilution (ANH)
- Intra-operative Cell Salvage (ICS)
- Post-operative Cell Salvage
All have limitations and are appropriate for different groups of patients. This course is about ICS.
In the UK ICS is not used to its full potential for a variety of reasons. This course aims to address some of the factors contributing to the slow acceptance of this form of autologous transfusion in the UK. It provides awareness and knowledge of this technique. The training programme is undergoing evaluation by the British Blood Transfusion Society (BBTS).
The course was developed in conformity with standards developed by Queens Medical Centre NHS Trust and Skills for Health
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