Transfusions/Blood Management

Red Blood Cells

• Clinical Decision Support Reduces Overuse of Red Blood Cell Transfusions: Interrupted Time Series Analysis
• Transfusion of Red Blood Cells (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines From the AABB Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds and Storage
• Reducing liberal red blood cell transfusions at an academic medical center

Plasma

• Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Plasma Transfusion

Platelets

• Platelet Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the AABB

Multiple components

• Relative impact of a patient blood management program on utilization of all three major blood components.

Means of Intervention

• Relative impact of a patient blood management program on utilization of all three major blood components.
• Interactive dashboards to support a patient blood management program across a multi-institutional healthcare system.
• Implementing a “Why give 2 when 1 will do?” Choosing Wisely campaign.

Reviews

• Parsimonious blood use and lower transfusion triggers: What is the evidence?