Patient blood management : a solution for South Africa

dc.contributor.authorThomson, J.
dc.contributor.authorHofmann, A.
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorBeeton, A.
dc.contributor.authorBellairs, G.R.M.
dc.contributor.authorBoretti, L.
dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorFarmer, S.
dc.contributor.authorGibbs, M.W.
dc.contributor.authorGombotz, H.H.
dc.contributor.authorHilton, C.
dc.contributor.authorKassianides, C.
dc.contributor.authorLouw, V.J.
dc.contributor.authorLundgren, C.
dc.contributor.authorMahlangu, J.N.
dc.contributor.authorNoel, C.B.
dc.contributor.authorRambiritch, V.
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, F.
dc.contributor.authorVerburgh, E.
dc.contributor.authorWessels, P.-L.
dc.contributor.authorWessels, Pieter Frederik
dc.contributor.authorWise, R.
dc.contributor.authorShander, A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-28T14:15:15Z
dc.date.available2020-05-28T14:15:15Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractFor 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.departmentMedical Oncologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThomson, 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.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i7.13859
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/74775
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_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.subjectAnemiaen_ZA
dc.subjectBlood loss, surgicalen_ZA
dc.subjectBlood transfusionen_ZA
dc.subjectDeveloped countriesen_ZA
dc.subjectEvidence-based medicineen_ZA
dc.subjectPatient safetyen_ZA
dc.subjectStandard of careen_ZA
dc.subjectProgram developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectPatient blood management (PBM)en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.titlePatient blood management : a solution for South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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