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Open Journal of Cardiology & Heart Diseases

Patient Blood Management Strategies During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

  • Open or CloseMathur G*

    Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

    Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA

    *Corresponding author:Mathur G, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Southern California, Children’s Hospital, CA Email: mathurgagan@gmail.com

Submission: September 27, 2022;Published: November 18, 2022

DOI: 10.31031/OJCHD.2022.04.000576

ISSN: 2578-0204
Volume4 Issue1

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stressed out all aspects of global healthcare including blood supply. Options for global healthcare to maintain continuous and robust blood supply include, increasing blood donations and decreasing blood use to expand available blood supply. At this time, more than ever, Patient Blood Management (PBM) strategies can help reduce blood utilization, improve patient outcomes, and help mitigate ever looming blood shortages.

Keywords: Coronavirus; COVID-19; Blood supply; Blood shortage; Patient blood management; PBM, Blood utilization; Anemia management

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