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PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND REGENERATIVE SURGERY

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International experts emphasize Patient Blood Management (PBM) extends beyond appropriate transfusion1. PBM is evidence-based care that optimises outcomes by managing a patient’s own blood. Despite this, much emphasis is placed on appropriate transfusion practices2-4. This may be because there are 68 randomised controlled trials (RCT) investigating thresholds for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion5. [ ... ]

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Kevin M. Trentino School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; Data and Digital Innovation, East Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, Australia

Hamish S. Mace Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia; Division of Emergency Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Michael F. Leahy Department of Haematology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth Australia

Frank M. Sanfilippo School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Shannon L. Farmer Department of Haematology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth Australia; Medical School and Division of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Kevin Murray School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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