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Blood Health Matters: Urging EU Policy Action on PBM Implementation
Anesthesia & Analgesia’s November Issue is a Global Call for Urgent Patient Blood Management Implementation
WHO to Host Webinar on Implementing Patient Blood Management to Improve Global Blood Health
The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists Endorses the World Health Organization’s PBM Guidance
WHO Publishes Policy Brief ‘The Urgent Need to Implement PBM’ in the French language
World Health Organization Releases Groundbreaking Guidance on Patient Blood Management to Address Global Blood Health Crisis
World Health Organization Releases Groundbreaking Guidance on Patient Blood Management in Portuguese language
The International Foundation for Patient Blood Management Supports World Anemia Awareness Day, February 13, 2025
New Patient Blood Management Program Implementation and Assessment Tool Launched to Improve Compliance with Global Guidelines
WFSA Celebrates 100th Signing of the Santa Cruz Declaration, Marking a Global Milestone in Patient Blood Management
Study Suggests Preoperative Iron Infusions Better Than Blood Transfusions for Some Anemic Patients
Gestión de la sangre del paciente. Rol en la disminución de la mortalidad materna – Vía Zoom
Brazilian Association of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy (ABHH) PBM Project Initiated
‘Blood Works: An Owners Guide’ Released Globally
Prof. Konrad Messmer Obituary

Landmark study published in Transfusion – Improved outcomes and reduced cost associated with health-system-wide PBM Program

Improved outcomes and reduced costs associated with a healthsystem–wide patient bloodmanagement program: a retrospective observational study in four major adult tertiary-care hospitals U.S.A. February 2, 2017 BACKGROUND: Patient blood management (PBM) programs are associated with improved patient outcomes, reduced transfusions and costs. In 2008, the Western Australia Department of Health initiated a comprehensive health-system–wide PBM program. This study assesses program outcomes.…

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