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September 30, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Implementation and Impact of a Patient Blood Management Program in an Urban Community Hospital: An Eight-Year Study

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RKRobert KarpinosMFMark T. FriedmanDLDaniel Lombardi

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Overview

Retrospective analysis shows substantial reduction in RBC transfusions at a New York City hospital, indicating clinical advantages.

Key Points

  • Post-PBM implementation, RBC transfusions decreased significantly, demonstrating improved practices.
  • Mean pretransfusion hemoglobin levels dropped, reducing unnecessary transfusions by 39% over eight years.
  • Retrospective analysis of transfusion data from 2013 to 2020 highlighted clinical and economic benefits.
  • Resource-light strategies from the PBM initiative led to an estimated cost saving of 2.2 million USD.

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Karpinos et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc26188a7d58c25ebb281chttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13192462
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