Patient Blood Management 

Patient blood management (PBM) is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to optimizing the care of patients who might need transfusion. PBM encompasses all aspects of patient evaluation and clinical management surrounding the transfusion decision-making process, including the application of appropriate indications, as well as minimization of blood loss and optimization of patient red cell mass. PBM can reduce the need for allogeneic blood transfusions and reduce health-care costs, while ensuring that blood components are available for the patients who need them.

As a leading organization in the education of health-care professionals about blood management and utilization review, AABB offers resources that address the various aspects of PBM, helping members achieve their goals of optimizing patient outcomes, preventing unnecessary blood usage and auditing physician compliance with established criteria for transfusion. 

Content of Interest

Red Blood Cell Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the AABB (Annals of Internal Medicine; March 26 2012)
Falsification or Paradigm Shift? Toward a Revision of the Common Sense of Transfusion (Transfusion 2011;51:216-224)
Definitions and Concepts in Patient Blood Management
HHS/ASH Response to June 2011 ACBSA Recommendations
June 2011 ACBSA Recommendations on Transplantation Safety and Patient Blood Management
Statement Before ACBSA on Patient Blood Management 
Blood Management Activity Chart
Sample Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule

Events and Collaborations

2012 AABB/SABM Webinar Series:

2011 Annual Meeting sessions:

Remarks by Dr. James AuBuchon during the Opening Session of the 2011 AABB Annual Meeting

Remarks by Darrell Triulzi during the New Member Breakfast at the Annual Meeting

9110-QE-PBM: Perioperative Blood Recovery: Q&A about Quality Systems and Accreditation
9128-TC: Practical Coagulation: Who Needs Component Therapy?
9202-TC-PBM: Nursing II: Blood Management and Transfusion Safety Workshop
9215-QE-PBM: Quality Management Systems: From Blood Bank to Bedside and Back
9221-TC-PBM: Interactive Session for TM Physicians
9231-TC-PBM: Novel Educational Tools to Address Appropriate Blood Usage
9240-LMT-PBM: Risk-Based Decision Making for Blood Safety
9310-TC-PBM: Hot Topic: Reassessing the Role of Plasma
9403-QE: Audit Planning and Execution in the Transfusion Service
9409-S-PBM: Surgical Hypothermia (SABM/AABB Joint Program)
9417-LMT-PBM: Blood Management Program 101