From blood transfusion to patient blood management: a new paradigm for patient care and cost assessment of blood transfusion practice

• Published in: Internal medicine journal Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 332 - 338
• Main Authors: Leahy, M. F., Mukhtar, S. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Aged; Anemia - drug therapy; Anemia - therapy; Australia; Blood Banks - economics; Blood Banks - organization & administration; Blood Banks - supply & distribution; Blood Banks - trends; blood product; Blood Transfusion - economics; Blood Transfusion - statistics & numerical data; Costs and Cost Analysis; Critical Care; Disease Management; Evidence-Based Practice; Ferric Compounds - therapeutic use; guideline; Hematologic Diseases - therapy; Humans; Inappropriate Prescribing; Models, Theoretical; patient blood management; Patient-Centered Care; Perioperative Care; Plasma; Platelet Transfusion - economics; Platelet Transfusion - statistics & numerical data; Population Dynamics; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prescriptions; shortage; Australia

The ageing population in developed countries, including Australia, is putting increasing demands on blood transfusion services. With a falling donor pool there is likely to be a shortage of blood and blood products in the next 20 to 30 years unless there are significant changes in medical practice....