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Perioperative Blood Management in the Pediatric Patient

Dr. Jared Spilka1†, Dr. Susan M. Goobie2

1Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA

2Assoc. Professor of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School, USA

Edited by: Dr. Faye Evans, Senior Associate in Perioperative Anaesthesia, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA

†Corresponding author: Jared.Spilka@childrens.harvard.edu

Published 18 February 2020

Abstract

This tutorial is a succinct guide to current practices in patient blood management for the pediatric population. It gives practical guidelines for bleeding concerns and management in the perioperative period and emphasizes care related to massive transfusion in the pediatric population.

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