Methodological quality and pharmacotherapy recommendations of patient blood management guidelines for cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass

Patient blood management (PBM) guidelines for patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have been increased during the past decade and pharmacotherapy plays an important role in PBM. In the face of the undefined consistency of the methodological quality and pharmacotherapy recommendations across multiple guidelines, this study exclusively evaluates methodologies of the related guideline development process and compiles medication recommendations of PBM for cardiac surgery patients.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research