In this episode of Let’s Talk PBM, hosts MaryAnn and Christine sit down with Francesco Viola, PhD and Bruce Spiess, MD of HemoSonics to discuss how innovative technology is transforming blood management in the operating room.You’ll learn how real-time coagulation testing is improving patient safety, reducing transfusions, and saving lives.Let's Talk PBM Websitehttps://letstalkpbm.com/0:00 – Introduction2:00 – Donor Blood Product Types Explained3:20 – Adverse Outcome Risks With Donor Blood4:30 – The Shotgun Approach5:23 – Wasted Blood Is Bad For Everybody7:00 – My Best Blood Is My Own Blood7:56 – Viscoelastic Testing: How The Blood Evolves From Liquid to Solid8:47 – Technology That Sees The Whole Picture8:52 – Not All Viscoelastic Instruments Are Created Equal10:28 – Expanding the Use of Viscoelastic Testing12:54 – Viscoelastic Instruments Relegated To The Closets15:56 – The Evolution and Expansion of Viscoelastic Testing17:24 – Bleeding is Emotional18:14 – Bruce’s Personal Mission: Ridding the world of FFP22:18 – Point of Care Coagulation Testing Performed Next To the Patient23:51 – Definition of Patient Blood Management Is Centered Around The Patient24:36 – Can Bleeding Be Predicted?26:34 – TakeawaysSong: DayFox - In The NowMusic provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: • DayFox - In The Now (Vlog No Copyright Music) #anytimemusic8809