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. 

News

• RBC Transfusion Data Card now available in quantity.
• Is Best Transfusion Practice Alone Best Transfusion Practice? (editorial) (Blood Transfusion; January 22, 2013)
• A New Perspective on Best Transfusion Practices (Blood Transfusion; January 22, 2013)
• Lance Trewhella Joins AABB as Patient Blood Management Director
• Standards for Perioperative Autologous Blood Collection and Administration, 5th edition, with guidance CD-ROM is available
• PBM Cost Savings Brochure Content (PDF)
• Patient Care and Outcome Strategies Viewed from Several Perspectives: Part I
• Patient Care and Outcome Strategies Viewed from Several Perspectives: Part II
• Reasons for Moving Toward a Patient-centric Paradigm of Clinical
  Transfusion Medicine Practice (PDF)
• AABB/SABM Webinar Participants Report Their Patient Blood Management Practices
• AABB/SABM Patient Blood Management Advisory Group 

Best Practices and Clinical Practice Guidelines

Proposed Best Practices for a Patient Blood Management Program

Red Blood Cell Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the AABB (Annals of Internal Medicine; March 26 2012)

Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Plasma Transfusion (TRANSFUSION 2010;50:1227-39)

Events and Collaborations

2012 AABB/SABM Webinar Series:

2013 Annual Meeting Sessions

Preconvention physician's workshop: Patient care and outcome strategies (followed by product showcase and reception)