Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a highly potent antifibrinolytic agent and has therefore been used for many decades to treat severe bleeding. The pharmacological effect of TXA is based on the…
In this AMBOSS-Podcast, Dr. Johanna Weiland and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Lutz from St. Vinzenz-Hospital in Cologne describe patient blood management and give valuable insights into PBM implementation in clinical routines.…
The NDR-documentary „Inside blood donation“ tracks a blood donation in Germany and describes the approach of Patient Blood Management. Source: NDR
PBM Healthcare GmbH analyses and compares transfusion rates for sugical interventions in hospitals. Here you can read more details.
Perspective Daily explains in detail what happens when you donate blood and how the different blood components are used. Moreover, it is emphasized that blood saving is important, too. Patient…
On World Blood Donation Day 2020 Nachrichten Frankfurt emphasizes that blood is a precious resource and that it is particularly limited in times of Covid 19. However, Patient Blood Management…
Following the publication of BARMER Krankenhausreports 2019 the concept and implementation of Patient Blood Management in network hospitals was repeatedly reported in all kinds of media. Below two examples concerning…
Since 2016 the Evangelisches Diakoniekrankenhaus Freiburg has already been member of the German Patient Blood Management network. A recent self-evaluation of the implementation of PBM was highly sucessful, i.…
In 2015, the Herzogin Elisabeth Hospital in Braunschweig (Germany) joined the German PBM Network. A recent online article by regionalbraunschweig.de describes the efforts undertaken as well as the successes achieved…
The St. Vinzenz-hospital Cologne is part of the German PBM hospital science 2018. In addition to actively implementing various PBM measures internally, the St. Vinzenz-hospital recently produced a fantastic video…