Transfus Med Hemoth
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Transfus Med Hemoth · Mar 2015
Patient blood management implementation strategies and their effect on physicians' risk perception, clinical knowledge and perioperative practice - the frankfurt experience.
A multicomponent, evidence-based and interdisciplinary Patient Blood Management (PBM) program was introduced at the University Hospital Frankfurt in July 2013. The implementation strategy included practical and tactical components aimed to increase knowledge on the risks of preoperative anemia, to standardize hemotherapy, and to facilitate PBM components. ⋯ These results show that our implementation strategy was effective in changing physicians' risk perception, attitude, and knowledge on PBM principles. Our experience highlights key success factors for the implementation of a comprehensive PBM program.