ArticleSouth African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde2019
Patient blood management: A solution for South Africa.
Article in South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- A clinical audit of red blood cell transfusion practices at a district hospital in South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2024Article
- Consensus of the Brazilian association of hematology, hemotherapy and cellular therapy on patient blood management: Anemia tolerance.Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy · 2024Article
- Consensus of the Brazilian association of hematology, hemotherapy and cellular therapy on patient blood management: Implementation of Patient Blood Management (PBM).Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy · 2024Article
- A Potential Indicator for Assessing Patient Blood Management Standard Implementation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Iatrogenic blood loss in critical care: A prospective observational study conducted at Universitas Academic Hospital in the Free State Province, South Africa.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2022Article
- Undisclosed HIV status and antiretroviral therapy use among South African blood donors.Transfusion · 2021Article
- Patient blood management and blood conservation - Complimentary concepts and solutions for blood establishments and clinical services in South Africa and beyond.Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis · 2021Article
- Making patient blood management the new norm(al) as experienced by implementors in diverse countries.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Doctors' practice and attitudes towards red blood cell transfusion at Mthatha Regional Hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A mixed methods study.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2021Article
- Drop for drop: A descriptive analysis of blood product usage in a South African tertiary care setting during the Covid-19 pandemic.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2021Article
- Global survey of transfusion medicine curricula in medical schools: Challenges and opportunities.Transfusion · 2021Article
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Abstract
For more than 70 years the default therapy for anaemia and blood loss was mostly transfusion. Accumulating evidence demonstrates a significant dose-dependent relationship between transfusion and adverse outcomes. This and other transfusion-related challenges led the way to a new paradigm. Patient blood management (PBM) is the application of evidence-based practices to optimise patient outcomes by managing and preserving the patient's own blood. 'Real-world' studies have shown that PBM improves patient outcomes and saves money. The prevalence of anaemia in adult South Africans is 31% in females and 17% in males. Improving the management of anaemia will firstly improve public health, secondly relieve the pressure on the blood supply, and thirdly improve the productivity of the nation's workforce. While high-income countries are increasingly implementing PBM, many middle- and low-income countries are still trying to upscale their transfusion services. The implementation of PBM will improve South Africa's health status while saving costs.
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