Safety and effectiveness of a Patient Blood Management (PBM) program in surgical patients--the study design for a multi-centre prospective epidemiologic non-inferiority trial.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Preoperative and hospital-acquired anaemia is common among surgical patients. It is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality and a strong risk factor for allogeneic blood transfusions with their own inherent risks. Patient Blood Management (PBM) concepts aim to increase and preserve autologous erythrocyte volume and to optimise haemotherapy. They thus have great potential to benefit patients.Methods/design
This prospective, multi-centre clinical trial tests the hypothesis that PBM programs are safe and effective in the care of adult surgical patients. Primary outcome is a composite endpoint of adverse events and in-hospital mortality.Discussion
This trial will determine whether the implementation of a PBM program is safe and effective in terms of clinical outcome compared to a pre-implementation cohort. This trial is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01820949).
SUBMITTER: Meybohm P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4261241 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
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Safety and effectiveness of a Patient Blood Management (PBM) program in surgical patients--the study design for a multi-centre prospective epidemiologic non-inferiority trial.
Meybohm Patrick P Fischer Dania Patricia DP Geisen Christof C Müller Markus Matthias MM Weber Christian Friedrich CF Herrmann Eva E Steffen Björn B Seifried Erhard E Zacharowski Kai K
BMC health services research 20141119
<h4>Background</h4>Preoperative and hospital-acquired anaemia is common among surgical patients. It is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality and a strong risk factor for allogeneic blood transfusions with their own inherent risks. Patient Blood Management (PBM) concepts aim to increase and preserve autologous erythrocyte volume and to optimise haemotherapy. They thus have great potential to benefit patients.<h4>Methods/design</h4>This prospective, multi-centre clinical tri ...[more]
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