Patient Blood Management (PBM)

Patient Blood Management (PBM) is not an intervention per se. It is not about transfusion thresholds, appropriate transfusion, intravenous iron, or any other specific therapeutic intervention. More than this, it is the application of good medical practice that includes firstly the diagnosis followed by the appropriate therapy for the specific patient, not forgetting, either, the engagement of the patient himself and with shared decisions with him and finally informed consent.