Category
Perioperative Transfusion
Typical Use
Warm blood products inline during rapid transfusion to prevent hypothermia.
Description
A compact heating device integrated into the transfusion line that warms packed red blood cells and other blood products to near body temperature during rapid or massive transfusion, reducing the risk of hypothermia related coagulopathy and cardiac complications. Inline warmers are designed to maintain product integrity while delivering warmed blood safely, and protocols specify maximum temperatures and flow rates to avoid hemolysis. Use during trauma resuscitation, obstetric hemorrhage, and major surgery is part of comprehensive temperature management strategies that include active warming of patients and warmed IV fluids. Staff training, device maintenance, and documentation of warming parameters support safe transfusion practices.