Emergency general surgeons often provide care to severely ill patients requiring surgical
interventions and intensive support. One of the primary drivers of morbidity and mortality is …

Blood is the body's liquid organ. Responsible for oxygen delivery, blood has many functions,
including maintaining the delicate balance between hemostasis and thrombosis. Suboptimal …

Blood transfusion is firmly established in contemporary medical practice. More than 16
million units are administered each year in the US, 1 cementing its status as one of the most …

Patient blood management programmes have been endorsed by the World Health
Organization and multiple medical societies. It seems important to review the progress and …

Background The national blood shortage and growing patient population who decline blood
transfusions have created the need for bloodless medicine initiatives. This case series …

BACKGROUND: Pediatric patients requesting bloodless care represent a challenging
clinical situation, as parents cannot legally refuse lifesaving or optimal interventions for their …

A novel algorithm to calculate target preoperative hemoglobin for patients declining
allogeneic transfusion A novel algorithm to calculate target preoperative hemoglobin for …

Separate topics discuss specific strategies for blood management during cardiac surgery
with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).(See" Blood management and anticoagulation for …

Patient blood management (PBM) has become an increasingly important part of optimal
patient care in a hospital's transfusion medicine department. Many patients are treated with …

We read with great interest the study by Frank et al 1 regarding bloodless care, clinical
outcomes, and medical costs for adult patients who refused allogeneic transfusions. This …