10.1055/b-0036-129704 Chapter 2 Practical Aspects of Preoperative Patient Management 2.1 Role of the Preanesthesia Assessment Clinic in Patient Blood Management G. Fritsch 2.1.1 Function of the Preanesthesia Clinic The preanesthesia…
10.1055/b-0036-129705 Chapter 3 First Pillar of PBM—Optimization of the Red Blood Cell Volume 3.1 Definition, Diagnosis, and Consequences of Preoperative Anemia G. Lanzer 3.1.1 Definition, Causes, and Prevalence of Anemia…
10.1055/b-0036-129709 Chapter 7 PBM in Nonsurgical Settings 7.1 Potential for PBM in Intensive Care Medicine M. Hiesmayr, A. Schiferer 7.1.1 Transfusion Practice in Intensive Care Units ▶ Transfusion rates. In…
10.1055/b-0036-129710 Chapter 8 Practical Implementation of PBM and Outlook 8.1 PBM and Outcome D. R. Spahn 8.1.1 Outcome after the Implementation of First-pillar Measures In 2010, the WHO adopted PBM…
10.1055/b-0036-129703 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 PBM: A Concept to Improve Patient Safety and Outcome H. Gombotz, A. Hofmann 1.1.1 The Triad of Anemia, Blood Loss, and Transfusion: Three Independent Risk…
10.1055/b-0036-129708 Chapter 6 PBM in Surgical Settings 6.1 PBM in Cardiac Surgery H. M. Mueller 6.1.1 Introduction The transfusion rate in cardiac surgery is much higher than that in other…
10.1055/b-0036-129706 Chapter 4 Second Pillar of PBM—Minimization of Bleeding and Blood Loss 4.1 Reduction of Diagnostic and Interventional Blood Loss H. Gombotz 4.1.1 Iatrogenic Blood Loss Diagnostic blood tests and…
10.1055/b-0036-129707 Chapter 5 Third Pillar of PBM—Harnessing and Optimization of the Patient’s Physiological Tolerance to Anemia 5.1 Perioperative Optimization of the Anemia Tolerance J. Meier, K. Zacharowski 5.1.1 Tolerance to…
