Preoperative Bleeding Risk Assessment – An anaesthetist’s perspective

Identifying a patient’s risk of bleeding preoperatively is an
integral step in developing a blood management plan to minimise
blood loss during surgery. It is the responsibility of a
multidisciplinary team that may include general practitioners,
surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, haematologists and allied health
staff.


Clinical Associate Dr Philip Crispin from Canberra Hospital talks
about the haematologist’s role in preoperative risk assessment.