A systematic search was conducted to determine the characteristics of perioperative anemia,
its association with clinical outcomes, and the effects of patient blood management …

Objective: To determine the effect of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) on clinical outcomes
in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing surgery. Background: Perioperative ABTs may …

While patient blood management (PBM) initiatives are increasingly adopted across the
globe as part of standard of care, there is need for a clear and widely accepted definition of …

Background Preoperative anaemia is associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac
surgery but outcomes after non-cardiac surgery are not well established. We aimed to …

More than 30% of the world's population are anemic with serious economic consequences
including reduced work capacity and other obstacles to national welfare and development …

BLOOD management has been defined as “the appro-priate use of blood and blood
components, with a goal of minimizing their use.”‡ This goal has been motivated historically …

Objective: To determine whether the implementation of patient blood management (PBM) is
effective to decrease the use of red blood cell without impairment of patient's safety …

Preoperative anaemia is common in patients undergoing orthopaedic and other major
surgery. Anaemia is associated with increased risks of postoperative mortality and morbidity …

While complex physiological mechanisms exist to regulate and optimize tissue oxygenation
under various conditions, clinical and experimental evidence indicates that anaemia …

Fluid resuscitation after massive hemorrhage in major surgery and trauma may result in
extensive hemodilution and coagulopathy, which is of a multifactorial nature. Although …