Blood Transfusion Current Guidelines

 
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2010 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Validation and qualification, including change control, for hospital transfusion laboratories
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Guideline Title: Appendices to the guidelines on validation and qualification, including change control, for hospital transfusion laboratories.
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Guideline Title: The irradiation of blood components
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2009 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: The estimation of Fetomaternal Haemorrhage (amended September 2009)

Please note this is an UPDATED version of the same guideline published in February of 2009.

Summary of amendments to BCSH FMH guidelines September 2009
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Guideline Title: The Administration of Blood Components
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2007 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Amendment to the Guidelines for the use of fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant, 2004 (Brit J Haematol 2004,126,11-28) (For full guideline please see 2004 Guidelines for the use of Fresh Frozen Plasma, Cryoprecipitate and Cryosupernatant.)
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Guideline Title: Amendment to the guidelines on transfusion for neonates and older children (Brit J Haematol 2004,124,433-453) (For full guideline please see 2004 Transfusion Guidelines For Neonates and Older Children.)
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Guideline Title: Guidelines for policies on Alternatives to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion

1. Predeposit Autologous Blood Donation and Transfusion.
Citation: Transfusion Medicine 2007; 17(5): 354–65
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2006 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Guidelines on the Management of Massive Blood Loss
Citation: British Journal of Haematology 2006; 135(5): 634-41
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Guideline Title: Guidelines for the use of prophylactic anti-D immunoglobulin.

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Guideline Title: Guideline for blood grouping and antibody testing in pregnancy.

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Guideline Title: The specification and use of Information Technology (IT) systems in Blood Transfusion Practice.
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2004 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Guidelines for compatibility procedures in blood transfusion laboratories.

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Citation: Transfusion Medicine 2004; 14(1): 59-73
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Guideline Title: Guidelines for the use of Fresh Frozen Plasma, Cryoprecipitate and Cryosupernatant. (Please see 2007 Amendment to the Transfusion guidelines for neonates and older children and Guidelines for the use of fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant. AND 2007 Amendment to the Guidelines for the use of fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant.)

This guideline is currently being revised. However this version continues to be BCSH guidance until the new guideline is published.
Citation: British Journal of Haematology 2004; 126(1): 11-28
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Guideline Title: Transfusion Guidelines For Neonates and Older Children. (Please see 2007 Amendment to the Transfusion guidelines for neonates and older children and Guidelines for the use of fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant.)

This guideline is currently being revised. However this version continues to be BCSH guidance until the new guideline is published.
Citation: British Journal of Haematology 2004; 124(4): 433-53
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2003 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Guidelines For The Use Of Platelet Transfusions.
Citation: British Journal of Haematology 2003; 122(1): 10-23
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2001 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: The clinical use of red cell tranfusion.

This guideline is currently being revised. However this version continues to be BCSH guidance until the new guideline is published.
Citation: British Journal of Haematology 2001; 113(1): 24-31
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1997 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Guidelines for autologous transfusion. II. Peri-operative haemodilution and cell salvage.
Citation: British Journal of Anaesthesia 1997; 78: 768-71
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1996 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Guidelines for gamma irradiation of blood components for the prevention of transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease.

This guideline is currently being revised. However this version continues to be BCSH guidance until the new guideline is published.
Citation: Transfusion Medicine 1996; 6: 261-71
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1995 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Recommendations for evaluation, validation and implementation of new techniques for blood grouping, antibody screening and cross-matching.
Citation: Transfusion Medicine 1995; 5: 145-50
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1994 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Guidelines for the collection, processing and storage of human bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for transplantaion.
Citation: Transfusion Medicine 1994; 4: 165-72
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1990 Guidelines:

Guideline Title: Guidelines for implementation of a maximun surgical blood order schedule.
Citation: Cinical and Laboratory Haematology 1990; 12: 321-27
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