Philipp Helmer, Tobias Schlesinger, Sebastian Hottenrott, Michael Papsdorf, Achim Wöckel, Joachim Diessner, Jan Stumpner, Magdalena Sitter, Tobias Skazel, Thomas Wurmb, Christoph Härtel, Stefan Hofer, Ibrahim Alkatout, Thierry Girard, Patrick Meybohm, Peter Kranke
The implementation of patient blood management (PBM) is increasingly becoming standard in operative medicine. Recently, interest has also been shown for the vulnerable collective of pregnant women and neonates. As the information regarding anesthesiological procedures for pregnant women and the peripartum period including an informed consent process should be carried out long before childbirth, this provides a good possibility in this connection to incorporate PBM. An anesthesiological risk estimation as well as the diagnostic workup and treatment of potential anemia should be carried out during the pregnancy...
March 2022: Der Anaesthesist