Administration of Blood Components
Listed below is the high level evidence on Blood Transfusion produced by NICE, SIGN and NHS based organisations. Also included are the European Society guidelines where available. This list is produced and maintained by HEFT Library Services to support VITAL 4 Medics core skills programme developed in the Trust.
Map of Medicine
National Guidelines & Non-UK Guidelines (includes Professional Bodies/Associations)
Guideline on the Administration of Blood Components
British Committee for Standards in Haematology 2009
http://www.bcshguidelines.com/documents/Admin_blood_components_bcsh_05012010.pdf
Green, J & Pirie, L
A Framework to Support Nurses and Midwives Making the Clinical Decision and Providing the Written Instruction for Blood Component Transfusion
NHS Blood and Transplant, September 2009
http://www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk/docs/pdfs/BTFramework-final010909.pdf
Green, J & Pirie, L
Framework for the Development of an out of Acute Hospital Blood Transfusion Service
NHS Blood and Transplant; July 2007
Systematic Reviews – Cochrane Library
NHS Evidence
Nascimento F
Steps for a safety clinical transfusion
ISBT Science Series: July 2011; Vol 6(1) p 72-75
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-2824.2011.01440.x/pdf
Blest, A., Roberts, M., Murdock, J., Watson, D., Brunskill, S. (2008)
How often should a red blood cell administration set be changed while a patient is being transfused? A commentary and review of the literature.
Transfusion Medicine, 18(2), 121-133
Watson, D., Murdock, J., Dorée, C., Murphy, M., Roberts, M., Blest, A., Brunskill, S
Blood transfusion administration – 1 or 2 person checks, which is the safest method?
Transfusion: 2008, 48(4), 783-789
Osby MA, Saxena S, Nelson J & Shulman I (2007)
Safe Handling and Administration of Blood Components: Review of Practical Concepts.
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: May 2007, Vol. 131, No. 5,
pp. 690-694
Benson K,
Home Is Where the Heart Is: Do Blood Transfusions Belong There Too?
Transfusion Medicine Reviews July 2006; Vol 20(3) p 218-229
Aranda, S
Life Blood – Nurses at the Front Line of Transfusion Practice
Transfusion Medicine, February 2005; Vol 15(1) 69-82
Furmedge J, Surya H, Darlington J, Savoia H & Monagle P
Audit of Nurses- Adherence to Pre-transfusion Checking
Transfusion Medicine, February 2005; Vol 15(1) 69-82
Goodnough LT, Shander A, Brecher ME
Transfusion medicine: looking to the future
Lancet, Vol 361 (9352) pp 161-169 (11 January 2003)
Craig GIO, Milligan P, Cairns J
Nurse practitioner support for transfusion in patients with haematological disorders in hospital and at home
Transfusion Medicine 1999, Vol 9(1) p 31-36