Patient Blood Management Bundles to facilitate implementation

Over 30% of the world's population are anaemic with serious economic consequences including reduced work capacity and other obstacles to national welfare and development. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is the mainstay to correct anaemia, but it is also one of the top five overused procedures. Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a proactive, patient-centred and multidisciplinary approach to manage anaemia, optimise haemostasis, minimise iatrogenic blood loss, and harness tolerance to anaemia. Although the World Health Organisation has endorsed PBM in 2010, many hospitals still seek guidance with the implementation of PBM in clinical routine.

Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - May 27, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Patrick Meybohm, Toby Richards, James Isbister, Axel Hofmann, Aryeh Shander, Lawrence Tim Goodnough, Manuel Muñoz, Hans Gombotz, Christian Friedrich Weber, Suma Choorapoikayil, Donat Spahn, Kai Zacharowski Source Type: research