Domenico Girelli: How Verona Hospital Transformed ED Anemia Care with Patient Blood Management
Domenico Girelli, Full Professor of Internal Medicine and Head of the Department of Medicine at University of Verona, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article he and his colleagues co-authored, published in Blood Transfusion, adding:
“Patient Blood Management is feasible even in a setting as complex and demanding as the Emergency Department.
In our experience from the Verona Hospital, a pathway linking emergency care to prompt outpatient intravenous iron treatment for stable patients with chronic iron deficiency anemia was associated with:
- Fewer patients receiving transfusions at the initial ED visit: 31% versus 75%.
- Fewer anemia-related ED visits and hospital admissions over six months.
Encouraging results from a small retrospective study, highlighting the value of connecting emergency care with timely, targeted anemia management.
A special thank you to my young collaborators Giacomo Marchi, Fabio Chesini, and Alice Vianello, for the dedication, energy, and teamwork they brought to this project.
Making better care possible starts with committed people!”
Title: Patient Blood Management in the Emergency Department: reducing transfusions and anemia-related admissions at 6 months
Author: Giacomo Marchi, Fabio Chesini, Alice Vianello, Ciro Paolillo, Antonio Maccagnani, Domenico Girelli
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