Abstract
Background: In the past years, Patient Blood Management (PBM) has evolved to improve the care and safety of patients. So far, the concept of PBM has been implemented in many hospitals. For a successful implementation close cooperation between physicians and nursing professions is crucial. Methods: Among 56 hospitals from the German PBM Network Group a nationwide survey was conducted from 27 October – 19 December 2020. An electronic questionnaire with 28 questions was sent to the local PBM coordinator for the distribution at hospital level. For assessment of the nursing staff’s change of awareness and assessment of the hospital‘s PBM situation, numeric rating scales (0 (no increase) – 10 (maximum increase)) were used. Results: The nursing staff’s assessment of the hospital's PBM situation regarding preoperative anaemia management (7.8 (±4.2)), reduction of iatrogenic blood loss (8.4 (±3.9)) and the rational use of blood transfusions (7.2 (±4.2)) was rated the highest by nurses working in the operating room (OR)/anaesthesiology department and among nurses with daily and frequent (≥1/week) PBM contact. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the nursing staff’s awareness towards the concept of PBM had increased after the implementation of PBM. Changes were related to everyday clinical PBM contact and the individual nurse’s field of activity.
| Translated title of the contribution | Changes in consciousness and assessment towards the three pillars of Patient Blood Management among nursing professions – Results from a nationwide multicentre survey at the German Patient Blood Management Network |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 288-296 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Anasthesiologie und Intensivmedizin |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
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| State | Published - Jul 2022 |