Background: A massive hemorrhage protocol (MHP) enables rapid delivery of blood components
in a patient who is exsanguinating pending definitive hemorrhage control, but there is …

BACKGROUND Preoperative anemia is an important modifiable risk factor for red blood cell
(RBC) transfusion in a variety of surgical populations. The primary objective of this study …

BACKGROUND: Safe anesthesia care is challenging in developing countries where there are
shortages of personnel, drugs, equipment, and training. Anesthetists’ Non-technical Skills (…

BACKGROUND: Health care professional migration continues to challenge countries where
the lack of surgical and anesthesia specialists results in being unable to address the global …

Background Safe blood transfusion is an increasing priority in global health equity. The
Global Health 2030 commission lists access to a safe blood supply as essential for all surgical …

… Frequent virtual communication was essential and well supported by in-person collaboration
as one Canadian faculty member (author Teresa Skelton), was present in Rwanda during 3 …

Introduction The influence of non-technical skills training on resuscitation performance in
low-resource settings is unknown. This study investigates combining the Vital Anaesthesia …

Despite ongoing research and national injury prevention strategy implementation, 1 injury
remains the leading cause of mortality in those younger than 19 years in Canada and the …

Background and Objectives Blood transfusion is performed daily in hospitals. Gaps exist
between transfusion guidelines and day‐to‐day clinical care. These gaps are prevalent in …

BACKGROUND: Despite an increasing awareness of the unmet burden of surgical conditions,
information on perioperative complications in children remains limited especially in low-…