Hemodynamics, fluids & transfusion
Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives
An erratum to this article was published (Anaesthesia, Dec 2025 ↗)
Methodological detailsexpert multidisciplinary, multi-society working party, targeted literature reviews, three-round Delphi process
- Expert multidisciplinary, multi-society working party
- Targeted literature reviews
- Three-round Delphi process
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Organisational factors are important for safe transfusion and timely provision of blood components
Protocols targeted to different clinical contexts of major bleeding are needed
Strategies to avoid the need for transfusion, minimise bleeding and manage anticoagulant therapy
Original publication
Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives. Anaesthesia. Published 9 January 2025. doi:10.
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