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Area of Science:

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Anesthesiology
  • Hematology

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  • Anemia is a common complication in body contouring procedures, contributing to morbidity and mortality.
  • Standardized protocols to minimize surgical bleeding in aesthetic surgery are lacking.
  • Patient blood management (PBM) strategies were investigated to address these issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and evaluate PBM strategies in patients undergoing body contouring surgery.
  • To reduce perioperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusions.
  • To establish standardized protocols for bleeding management in aesthetic procedures.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective cohort-observational study was conducted from January 2017 to May 2018.
  • Two groups of patients undergoing body contouring procedures were compared: one with PBM strategies and one without.
  • PBM included preoperative optimization of hemoglobin/hematocrit and intraoperative blood loss minimization techniques.

Main Results:

  • 409 patients were included, with similar baseline characteristics.
  • Patients receiving PBM lost 1.2 g/dl less hemoglobin at 72 hours post-surgery (p ≤ 0.0001).
  • PBM strategies demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in blood loss.

Conclusions:

  • PBM strategies are effective in reducing bleeding during body contouring surgery.
  • Preoperative hemoglobin optimization and intraoperative blood loss reduction are key components of PBM.
  • PBM implementation decreases the requirement for postoperative blood transfusions.