BIGG

Guideline on haemoglobin cutoffs to define anaemia in individuals and populations

World Health Organization.

Appropriate guidelines for measuring haemoglobin and defining anaemia are crucial for both clinical and public health medicine but require consideration of a range of complexities across different populations. The objective of this guideline is to provide updated, clear, evidence-informed normative stat...

Anemia/diagnosis, Hemoglobins/analysis, Mass Screening/standards

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Red blood cell transfusion: 2023 AABB international guidelines

JAMA; 330 (19), 2021

Red blood cell transfusion is a common medical intervention with benefits and harms. To provide recommendations for use of red blood cell transfusion in adults and children. Standards for trustworthy guidelines were followed, including using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluati...

Erythrocyte Transfusion, Hemoglobins/analysis

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Clinical Practice Guidelines From the AABB: Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds and Storage

Carson, JL; Guyatt, G; Heddle, NM; Grossman, BJ; Cohn, CS; Fung, MK; Gernsheimer, T; Holcomb, JB; Kaplan, LJ; Katz, LM; Peterson, N; Ramsey, G; Rao, SV; Roback, JD; Shander, A; Tobian, AA.

JAMA; 316 (19), 2016

"IMPORTANCE: More than 100 million units of blood are collected worldwide each year, yet the indication for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and the optimal length of RBC storage prior to transfusion are uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To provide recommendations for the target hemoglobin level for RBC transfusion...

Hemoglobins, Blood Banks/standards, Critical Illness, Decision Making, Erythrocyte Transfusion, Patient Preference, Reference Values, Time Factors

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