Annual savings in direct costs of >=$1 million and indirect cost savings of several million have been realized by some hospitals due to quality initiatives aimed at decreasing overuse of RBC transfusion without any detriment of patient outcome.1
Geisinger Health System: Wehler, A. 2014. Unpublished data, cited with permissione
What is Patient Blood Management (PBM)?
Global Definition:
For Providers: “Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a patient-centered, systematic, evidence-based approach to improve patient outcomes by managing and preserving the patient’s own blood, while promoting patient safety and empowerment.”
For the Lay Public: “Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a patient-centered and organized approach in which the entire health care team coordinates efforts to improve results by managing and preserving a patient’s own blood.”
Source: Shander A. et al. Anesthesia Analgesia 2022 (in press)
SABM 2023 Annual Meeting
October 4-7, 2023
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Nashville, TN
The patient’s signature on an informed consent form…does not ensure that the patient was informed of the true risk and potential benefits of transfusion or the alternatives that are available in a hospital with a comprehensive patient blood management program. 2
Up to 90% of patients become anemic by day 3 in the intensive care unit.3
Skilled management of hemodynamics and oxygenation can be used to avoid transfusion with the same or improved clinical outcomes in most otherwise healthy patients with a hemoglobin greater than 3-5 g/dl and intact cardiovascular reflex capabilities.2
PBM Programs Across the Globe
SABM Research Grant
The SABM Research Grant, supported by an educational grant from HemoSonics, LLC, is intended to advance the field of patient blood management by supporting an investigator who intends to study methods of advancing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of patient blood management-related issues or concepts. The grant provides starter funding to further scientific inquiry and clinical knowledge in the field. The application deadline is June 1, 2023.
Learn more or donate today.
Executive Corner
“As an administrator, you don’t often have something presented to you that improves patient safety, improves clinical outcomes, quality of care — and also saves money. And that’s exactly what a PBM program does.” – Larry Burns, FACHE, SABM Advisory Director
The SABM Executive Guide shows you how and why you should implement a PBM Program at your hospital.
View the Table of Contents. To learn more about purchasing the guide, go to Publications.Download the complimentary Executive PBMP Slide Deck.
Patient Resources
Anemia is a condition that indicates there are not enough red blood cells in your circulation to transport sufficient amounts of oxygen to your body’s tissues. Oxygen acts like fuel—it provides energy for your muscles and organs to work. With anemia, other body systems have to compensate to deliver an adequate amount of oxygen to the tissues. For example, the heart beats faster and breathing becomes more rapid as the lungs take in air. Download the patient and healthcare consumer guide Anemia Treatment Strategies You Should Know to learn more.
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