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Restrictive versus liberal transfusion thresholds: lights and shadows: Restrictive vs liberal transfusion

Massimo Franchini, Matteo Zani, Daniele Focosi
Reticulocyte hemoglobin in the evaluation of erythropoietic activity and iron availability: Reticulocyte Hb; the evaluation of erythropoiesis activity

Eloisa Urrechaga, Mónica Fernández
Safety of intraoperative blood salvage in cancer surgery: Blood salvage in cancer surgery

Suma Choorapoikayil, Kai Zacharowski, Patrick Meybohm
Anemia is a disease, not a number: Anemia is a disease, not a number

Shane C. Coy, Matthew A. Warner
Physiologic transfusion thresholds, better than using Hb-based thresholds? Physiologic transfusion triggers

Matthias Noitz, Martin W. Dünser, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Jens Meier
Viscoelastic monitoring of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC): Viscoeslastic monitoring of DOAC

Lidia Mora, Laura Pons-Pellicé, Manuel Quintana-Díaz
Postoperative anemia: is there a role for iron replacement therapy? Postoperative anemia: is there a role for iron replacement therapy?

Elvira Bisbe
PBM and ERAS: mandatory bedfellows : PBM and ERAS

Henrik Kehlet
Which should be the target for preoperative hemoglobin optimization? Hb concentration: is 14 the target?

Daniel Ariza-Villanueva, Donat R. Spahn, Andrés Cobos-Díaz
Patient Blood Management in 2023: a Nationwide Survey of Anesthesiologists in Romania following the 2018 Guidelines: National survey on PBM in 2023

Daniela Filipescu, Mihai-Gabriel Ștefan, Șerban Ion Bubenek Turconi, Dan Corneci, Gabriela Droc, Raluca Goicea, Ioana Grigoraș, Ioana Marina Grințescu, Liliana Mirea, Cornelia Predoi, Anca-Irina Ristescu, Silvius Negoiță, Dorel Săndesc, Ecaterina Scărlătescu, Liana Văleanu, Stefan Andrei, Dana Tomescu
Implementing Patient Blood Management in major digestive surgery: should we do more? Implementing PBM issues

Marco Catarci
No evidence for liberal transfusion in acute myocardial infarction: Acute myocardial infarction transfusion strategies

Aryeh Shander, Kevin M. Trentino, Caroline Evans, John Cleland
A survey on the implementation of Patient Blood Management programs in Italy: First national survey with 2018 PBM data

Vanessa Agostini, Francesca Masiello, Stefania Vaglio, Eva Veropalumbo, Ursula La Rocca, Simonetta Pupella, Vincenzo De Angelis
Development and evaluation of trigger tools to identify pediatric blood management errors: Trigger tools for pediatric blood management errors

Swaminathan Kandaswamy, Cassandra D. Josephson, Margo R. Rollins, Jennifer Jones, Patricia Zerra, Ruchika Goel, Jennifer Andrews, Jeanne E. Hendrickson, Lani Lierberman, Evan W. Orenstein
The role of erythropoietin to prevent red blood cell transfusion in a 2018-2020 two-center cohort of preterm infants: Erythropoietin and preterm baby blood management

Noémie Bailly, Roselyne Brat, Geraldine Favrais
Red blood cell transfusion in patients undergoing elective primary glioblastoma resection: RBC transfusion in glioblastoma patients

Vanessa Neef, Sven König, Becker Hendrik, Daniel Dubinski, Armin Flinspach, Florian Juergen Raimann, Katharina Weber, Michael Ronellenfitsch, Juergen Konczalla, Elke Hattingen, Marcus Czabanka, Christian Senft, Kai Zacharowski, Peter Baumgarten
Extract from the 2022 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery - Patient Blood Management: Patient Blood Management in the 2022 ESC Guidelines

Sigrun Halvorsen, Julinda Mehilli, Suma Choorapoikayil, Kai Zacharowski
Autologous transfusion requirements in bone marrow harvest: results of the ATREMA study: PBM in bone marrow harvest

Caterina Giovanna Valentini, Idanna Innocenti, Claudio Pellegrino, Gaetano Draisci, Luciana Teofili
Patient Blood Management in obstetrics: a plea for widespread and effective implementation: PBM in obstetrics

Manuel Muñoz
Challenges in perioperative blood transfusions in kidney transplantation and the need for Patient Blood Management: Blood transfusions in kidney transplantation

Diana Rodríguez Espinosa, José Jesús Broseta, Anney Rosario, Judit Cacho, Beatriz Tena, Elena Cuadrado-Payán, Ramsés Ramero, Beatriu Bayés, Nuria Esforzado, Mireia Musquera, Fritz Diekmann, Aleix Cases, Misericordia Basora
Anemia, red blood cell transfusion and administration of blood products in obstetrics: a nationwide analysis of more than 6 million cases from 2011-2020: Red blood cells in obstetrics

Jan Andreas Kloka, Benjamin Friedrichson, Thomas Jasny, Oliver Old, Florian Piekarski, Kai Zacharowski, Vanessa Neef
Iron, iron everywhere and not a transfusion should be had: Intravenous iron therapy for iron deficiency anemia

Richard Gammon
A synchronized approach between emergency department and anemia clinic to intravenous iron treatment for very severe (Hb <7.0 g/dL) and extreme (<5.0 g/dL) iron-deficiency anemia: short-, medium- and long-term efficacy and safety analysis: Treatment of severe IDA in ED and anemia clinics

Ivo Beverina, Monica Ranzini
Benefits of pre-operative oral Sucrosomial® iron supplementation in cardiac surgery: influence of patient’s baseline hemoglobin and gender: A post-hoc analysis of a large, randomized trial

Luca P. Weltert, Alessandro De Rosa, Maria B. Rondinelli, Mauro Falco, Franco Turani, Luca Pierelli
Multivariable statistical models to predict red cell transfusion in elective surgery

Kevin M. Trentino, Frank M. Sanfilippo, Michael F. Leahy, Shannon L. Farmer, Hamish Mace, Adam Lloyd, Kevin Murray

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Patient Blood Management (50)

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Restrictive versus liberal transfusion thresholds: lights and shadows: Restrictive vs liberal transfusion

Reticulocyte hemoglobin in the evaluation of erythropoietic activity and iron availability: Reticulocyte Hb; the evaluation of erythropoiesis activity

Safety of intraoperative blood salvage in cancer surgery: Blood salvage in cancer surgery

Anemia is a disease, not a number: Anemia is a disease, not a number

Physiologic transfusion thresholds, better than using Hb-based thresholds? Physiologic transfusion triggers

Viscoelastic monitoring of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC): Viscoeslastic monitoring of DOAC

Postoperative anemia: is there a role for iron replacement therapy? Postoperative anemia: is there a role for iron replacement therapy?

PBM and ERAS: mandatory bedfellows : PBM and ERAS

Which should be the target for preoperative hemoglobin optimization? Hb concentration: is 14 the target?

Patient Blood Management in 2023: a Nationwide Survey of Anesthesiologists in Romania following the 2018 Guidelines: National survey on PBM in 2023

Implementing Patient Blood Management in major digestive surgery: should we do more? Implementing PBM issues

No evidence for liberal transfusion in acute myocardial infarction: Acute myocardial infarction transfusion strategies

A survey on the implementation of Patient Blood Management programs in Italy: First national survey with 2018 PBM data

Development and evaluation of trigger tools to identify pediatric blood management errors: Trigger tools for pediatric blood management errors

The role of erythropoietin to prevent red blood cell transfusion in a 2018-2020 two-center cohort of preterm infants: Erythropoietin and preterm baby blood management

Red blood cell transfusion in patients undergoing elective primary glioblastoma resection: RBC transfusion in glioblastoma patients

Extract from the 2022 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery - Patient Blood Management: Patient Blood Management in the 2022 ESC Guidelines

Autologous transfusion requirements in bone marrow harvest: results of the ATREMA study: PBM in bone marrow harvest

Patient Blood Management in obstetrics: a plea for widespread and effective implementation: PBM in obstetrics

Challenges in perioperative blood transfusions in kidney transplantation and the need for Patient Blood Management: Blood transfusions in kidney transplantation

Anemia, red blood cell transfusion and administration of blood products in obstetrics: a nationwide analysis of more than 6 million cases from 2011-2020: Red blood cells in obstetrics

Iron, iron everywhere and not a transfusion should be had: Intravenous iron therapy for iron deficiency anemia

A synchronized approach between emergency department and anemia clinic to intravenous iron treatment for very severe (Hb <7.0 g/dL) and extreme (<5.0 g/dL) iron-deficiency anemia: short-, medium- and long-term efficacy and safety analysis: Treatment of severe IDA in ED and anemia clinics

Benefits of pre-operative oral Sucrosomial® iron supplementation in cardiac surgery: influence of patient’s baseline hemoglobin and gender: A post-hoc analysis of a large, randomized trial

Multivariable statistical models to predict red cell transfusion in elective surgery