Optimizing Blood Management in Perioperative Cardiac Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The optimization of blood management in perioperative cardiac care remains a critical challenge, with substantial variability in practice, persistent overuse of allogeneic transfusion, and limited integration of multimodal patient blood management strategies. This Special Issue, “Optimizing Blood Management in Perioperative Cardiac Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach,” aims to advance evidence-based, patient-centered approaches that reduce avoidable transfusions, minimize bleeding risk and anemia-related complications, and improve functional and survival outcomes. We particularly welcome research on the prediction and prevention of perioperative bleeding, viscoelastic and point‑of‑care–guided therapies, optimization of anticoagulation and reversal strategies, anemia and iron deficiency management, and implementation science for patient blood management programs in diverse cardiac surgery and cardiology interventional settings. Original research, clinical trials, guideline-oriented work, and high-quality observational or qualitative studies are all encouraged. By bringing together multidisciplinary expertise from anesthesiology, cardiac surgery, perfusion, intensive care, nursing, pharmacy, hematology and transfusion medicine, this Special Issue seeks to mobilize an international community committed to safer, more efficient, and more sustainable blood management in perioperative cardiac care.
Dr. Paul Abraham
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- perioperative cardiac care
- patient blood management
- cardiac surgery
- blood transfusion
- transfusion thresholds
- bleeding management
- hemostatic therapy
- anticoagulation management
- point‑of‑care coagulation testing
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