Double Volume Exchange Transfusion

Please watch the video below depicting the performance of an exchange transfusion. Think first, then answer the question below.⇓ Figure. Click here to view the video. (Reproduced with permission of Akshaya Vachharajani, MD, and The Saigh Foundation Pediatric Simulation Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital & Washington University School of Medicine. Copyright 2012.) After watching the accompanying video, what is your opinion about the time out performed? The review article by Falciglia and Greenwood in this issue and the accompanying video cover many of the concerns surrounding the performance of an exchange transfusion. The performance of an exchange transfusion is not dissimilar to performing a surgical procedure. Use of a surgical safety checklist is recommended by the World Health Organization. (1) The elements of the …