Open AccessA Theoretically Informed Approach to Support the Implementation of Pre-Operative Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening, Evaluation, and Management Pathways: Protocol for a Type Two Hybrid-Effectiveness Study
Author(s) -
Alana Delaforce,
Jed Duff,
Judy Munday,
Shan Farmer,
Kristen Miller,
Lynne Glover,
Christopher Corney,
Cameron Hurst,
Gareth Ansell,
Naadir Gutta,
Haitham Tuffaha,
Janet Hardy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s313309
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , anemia , protocol (science) , guideline , blood transfusion , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , surgery , alternative medicine , biology , paleontology , pathology
Blood transfusions are a risk factor for increased morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay. Patient blood management guidelines provide guidance to reduce risk and improve patient outcomes. They outline steps to help prevent transfusions and considerations for when deciding to transfuse. One recommendation to prevent unnecessary transfusion is to optimize patients using Pre-operative Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening, Evaluation and Management Pathways (PAIDSEM-P). The uptake of these recommendations is highly variable, and an effective approach to implementing them in a tailored and context-specific manner remains elusive.