Executive summary

Patient Blood Management Guidelines: Module 2 - Perioperative

Development of this module was achieved through clinical input and expertise of representatives from the Colleges and Societies listed below and an independent consumer advocate (see Appendix A).

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society

Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion

Australian Orthopaedic Association

Australian Red Cross Blood Service

College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand

Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Royal College of Nursing Australia

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Thalassaemia Australia

The National Blood Authority gratefully acknowledges these contributions. College and Society endorsement of this Module can be found at http://www.nba.gov.au

Funding, Secretariat and Project Management was provided by the National Blood Authority Australia. The systematic review methods, writing of the document or development of the final recommendations and practice points have not been influenced by the views or interests of the funding body.