From local success to national standard: the case for Patient Blood Management guidelines in Portuguese cardiac surgery

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  • Diana Castro Paupério Department of Anaesthesiology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Gaia e Espinho (ULSGE), Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; Medical Sciences Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-4253
  • Filipe Leite Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; Thoracic Surgery Department, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto), Porto, Portugal

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19-08-2026

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Castro Paupério D, Leite F. From local success to national standard: the case for Patient Blood Management guidelines in Portuguese cardiac surgery. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2026 Aug. 19 [cited 2026 Aug. 20];33(2):7-8. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/641

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2026): Apr-Jun

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