The preoperative anaemia identification, assessment and management case study is intended to inform healthcare practitioners, health educators, health service managers and policy makers about preoperative anaemia screening. This resource provides a wealth of ideas and links to help hospitals use clinical practice improvement methods to implement an anaemia screening clinic based on evidence-based recommendations in the Patient Blood Management Guidelines: Module 2 – Perioperative.
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Acknowledgements:
The National Blood Authority extends their appreciation to Kathryn Robinson of the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood) and the Transfusion Practice and Education Team at Lifeblood.