What is Patient Blood Management (PBM)?

Global Definition:

For Providers: “Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a patient-centered, systematic, evidence-based approach to improve patient outcomes by managing and preserving the patient’s own blood, while promoting patient safety and empowerment.”

For the Lay Public: “Patient Blood Management (PBM) is a patient-centered and organized approach in which the entire health care team coordinates efforts to improve results by managing and preserving a patient’s own blood.”

Source: Shander A. et al. Anesth Analg 2022; 135(3): 476-488

Definition of Blood Health: "Blood Health is the optimal function of individual elements of blood, and their associated interactions with all other organs and organ systems."
Source: Ozawa et al. and "in press"


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The Benefits of Membership

The Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM) is an international evidence-based educational resource network of excellence. Our members are comprised of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals who are global leaders in Patient Blood Management.

We want to be your partner, your resource, and your mentor. Partner with SABM today and embrace all the resources that SABM has to offer to you and your organization. 

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Latest and Greatest

  • Join the conversation and find resources at www.worldanemiaawareness.com and anemia.org. 
  • Participate with your colleagues during Patient Blood Management Awareness Week, Nov. 3rd-7th, 2025.
  • Be a part of World Anemia Awareness Day, Feb. 13th, 2025.
  • Purchase the book Blood Works: An Owner's Guide for everything you need to know as a provider or as a patient. 


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  REFERENCES:
 1 Hofmann A et al. Anesth Analg 2022; 135: 511-23.
2 Frank S et al. Anesthesiology 2017; 127: 754-64. 
3 Isbisiter JP et al. Anesth Analg 2022; 135: 489-500.
4 Matzek LJ et al. Anesth Analg. 2022;135: 501-10.
5 Warner MA et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3: e2017843.
 6 GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators. Lancet Haematol. 2023;10: e713-e734.
7 World Health Organization Policy brief 2021.
    ADDITIONAL SOURCES:
Anemia Prevention and Management Program Implementation Guide
SABM Administrative and Clinical Standards for Patient Blood Management Programs 5th Edition
Choosing Wisely® SABM Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
Warner MA et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021;96(12):2980-2990

 

Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management Industry Council (SABMic)

Mission:
To advance the Patient Blood Management (PBM) movement and promote blood health by providing collaborative support to the SABM Board of Directors in the joint aims of improving awareness, education, efficiency, and quality of care.

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