Perioperative Patient Blood Management in Orthopaedics and Traumatology

In 2021, the World Health Organization issued a policy brief highlighting the urgent need to adopt Patient Blood Management (PBM) globally. PBM is defined as “a patient-centred, systematic, evidence-based approach to improve patient outcomes by managing and preserving a patient’s own blood, while pr...

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Main Author: Ibrahim S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2025-03-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:https://www.morthoj.org/2025/v19n1/blood-management.pdf
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Summary:In 2021, the World Health Organization issued a policy brief highlighting the urgent need to adopt Patient Blood Management (PBM) globally. PBM is defined as “a patient-centred, systematic, evidence-based approach to improve patient outcomes by managing and preserving a patient’s own blood, while promoting patient safety and empowerment”. However, knowledge of perioperative PBM in Malaysia remains low. In a recent survey of clinicians at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia, 61.5% were found to have inadequate knowledge of PBM.
ISSN:1985-2533
2232-111X