ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 in San Antonio, TopMedTalk’s Andy Cumpstey and Kate Leslie talks with Susan Goobie, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Associate in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, USA.

They discuss the specialty of non-cardiac pediatric surgery and her focus on patient blood management. Dr Goobie highlights the importance of ‘blood health,’ describing its three pillars: preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. She emphasizes preoperative anemia management, particularly in children, and shares strategies like iron supplementation and erythropoietin use. The discussion also covers key research papers on blood management and the practical applications of these strategies.

BJA 2025; 135:375-81. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.04.050

BJA Open 2025; 13:100372. doi: 10.016/j.bjao.2024.100372