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Volume 42

April 2026

Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prof. Christina Lundgren-Steele

Associate Editor(s): Dr. Bala Bhaskar

Edition Editor(s): Prof. Daniela Filipescu, Dr. Fredy Ariza

ISSN 1253-4882

The Journal of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

Perioperative Patient Blood Management: A Turning Point in Global Anaesthesia

Contents

  • Guest Editorial: From awareness to action: Why the time for Patient Blood Management (PBM) implementation is now
  • Guest Editorial: Patient blood management: A patient safety requirement in global anaesthesiology
  • Optimising surgical outcomes: Evidence-based interventions across the three pillars of patient blood management
  • The role of antifibrinolytics and haemostatic agents in Pillar II: Are we making the most of the evidence?
  • Perioperative anaemia: When to act, how to treat, and who should be involved?
  • Navigating complex coagulopathies: A PBM approach to trauma and major surgery
  • Paediatric patient blood management: A forgotten population?
  • Patient blood management in obstetric anaesthesia: New frontiers for safer deliveries
  • Reducing unnecessary transfusions in surgery: A frontline anaesthesiologist’s perspective on patient blood management
  • Scaling up patient blood management: Lessons from global and regional implementation efforts