Transfusion Best Practice Recommendations

These documents summarize best practice recommendations for patients receiving transfusion of blood components, which include red blood cells (RBC), platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate. The transfusion triggers listed are in alignment with evidence-based transfusion medicine practices and reflect published clinical practice guidelines. The decision to order a blood transfusion should be made carefully, ensuring that transfusion benefits, risks and alternatives have been considered.
Resources
Document Name | Date of Original Publication | Date Revised |
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Best Practice Recommendations for the Assessment & Management of Neonates Born to Alloimmunized Mothers at Risk of HDFN - Saskatchewan | July 8, 2021 | May 4, 2023 | Download |
Clinical Practice Recommendations for Requesting Pre-Transfusion Testing for Adult Elective Surgical Patients (SK) | September 15, 2021 | September 15, 2021 | Download |
Peripartum Pre-Transfusion Testing | May 3, 2023 | May 4, 2023 | Download |
Poster General RBC Transfusion Guidelines | April 5, 2023 | April 5, 2023 | Download |
Transfuse Wisely Poster | March 27, 2020 | January 13, 2021 | Download |
Transfusion Best Practice Recommendations for Neonatal Patients - Saskatchewan | January 4, 2021 | January 4, 2021 | Download |
Transfusion Best Practice Recommendations for Pediatric Patients - Saskatchewan | October 19, 2020 | October 19, 2020 | Download |
Transfusion Best Practice Recommendations in Adult Patients - Saskatchewan | August 29, 2018 | November 16, 2020 | Download |
Resources
- Archives
- Audits
- Blood Easy Resources
- Blood Bank Contact and Stock Information
- Blood Shortage Plan
- Choosing Wisely Canada
- Informed Consent for Blood and Blood Products
- Major Evaluated Risks of Blood Transfusion
- MIX2VIAL – A needleless Transfer Device: Informational DVD for Patients and Health Care Professionals
- Saskatchewan Clinical Guidelines for Elective Community Transfusion
- Saskatchewan Transfusion Committee Resource Book
- Transfusion Adverse Events
- Transfusion Best Practice Recommendations
What’s Popular
- Blood Management During COVID-19 Poster
- Body Weight Calculator
- COVID-19 Correspondence
- COVID-19 Resources
- Prenatal Testing and Prevention of Alloimmunization in Mothers of Saskatchewan (PRAMS) Program
- Saskatchewan Transfusion Adverse Event Report Form
- The Strange Case of Penny Allison
- Transfusion Best Practice Recommendations
Useful Links
- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
- Canadian Blood Services
- Canadian Blood Services Professional Education
- Canadian Immunodeficiencies Patient Organization
- Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM)
- Choosing Wisely Canada
- CSL Behring
- HAE Canada Website
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products
- ONTraC – Ontario Transfusion Coordinators
- ORBCoN – Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network
- REDCap
- Saskatchewan Bleeding Disorder Program
- Saskatchewan Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (SSMLT)
- SaskBlood SharePoint
- Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM)
- Treat the Bleed