Changing the standard of blood management in Australia: An overview

Authors

  • Alana Delaforce University of Newcastle
  • Associate Professor Jed Duff University of Newcastle
  • Associate Professor Nicholas Ralph University of Southern Queensland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1026

Keywords:

patient blood management, blood safety, blood transfusion, perioperative care, perioperative nursing

Abstract

In 2012 the Patient Blood Management (PBM) guidelines were published by the National Blood Authority, providing a standard of practice for clinicians across Australia. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) standards were recently updated in 2017 and the adoption of the PBM guidelines will now be nationally mandated for hospitals in 2019. In this article, we answer three questions:

  1. Why were the PBM guidelines developed?
  2. What do the PBM guidelines recommend?
  3. How can we implement the PBM guidelines successfully?

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Published

01-06-2018

How to Cite

Delaforce, A., Duff, J., & Ralph, N. (2018). Changing the standard of blood management in Australia: An overview. Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 31(2), 17–19. https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1026

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Articles

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