IMPLANTAÇÃO DA TECNICA DE RECUPERAÇÃO INTRAOPERATÓRIA DE SANGUE EM SERVIÇO PÚBLICO DE ATENDIMENTO AO TRAUMA.

Objective: To report the experience of an interdisciplinary team in the implementation of the Intraoperative Blood Recovery technique in a public trauma care service. Methods: Descriptive study, of the experience report type, developed at Instituto Dr. José Frota, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Results: The technique was implemented in the second half of 2015 at the trauma hospital, and the experience allowed listing the activities of the technique's implementation, such as the availability of equipment, materials and trained professionals; classes and lectures aimed at clinical staff and anesthesiology residents; identification of surgeries with potential benefit; direct nursing approach to surgeons in the operating room; systematic dissemination of the availability of the method and the results obtained in the hospital, with the support of the surgical leadership; creation of a communication strategy at the interface between nurses, surgeons and anesthetists; and expansion of the team of nurses to provide 24-hour care. Conclusion: The implementation of the Intraoperative Blood Recovery technique in the trauma hospital allowed identifying criteria for its use and making this blood conservation strategy available for all procedures with potential benefit, expanding its use in a systematic way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]