Patient blood management : a solution for South Africa
dc.contributor.author | Thomson, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hofmann, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Barrett, C.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Beeton, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bellairs, G.R.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Boretti, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Coetzee, M.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Farmer, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gibbs, M.W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gombotz, H.H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hilton, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kassianides, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Louw, V.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lundgren, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mahlangu, J.N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Noel, C.B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rambiritch, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Schneider, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Verburgh, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wessels, P.-L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wessels, Pieter Frederik | |
dc.contributor.author | Wise, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shander, A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-28T14:15:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-28T14:15:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-07 | |
dc.description.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. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Medical Oncology | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | pm2020 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.samj.org.za | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Thomson, J., Hofmann, A., Barrett, C.A. et al, 2019, 'Patient blood management : a solution for South Africa', South African Medical Journal, vol 109, no.7, pp. 471-476. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i7.13859 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74775 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2019, South African Medical Association. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0). | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Anemia | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Blood loss, surgical | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Blood transfusion | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Developed countries | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Evidence-based medicine | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Patient safety | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Standard of care | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Program development | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Patient blood management (PBM) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_ZA |
dc.title | Patient blood management : a solution for South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |