Transfusion and Blood Products SDL

Suggested resources (particularly useful for CICM trainees)

• Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Health Professionals’ Resources)
• National Blood Authority (NBA) including Patient Blood Management Guidelines
• PracticalHaemostasis.com
• LITFL CCC entries:
  • Blood Bank and Pre-Transfusion Testing
  • Blood Conservation Strategies
  • Blood products
  • Blood Transfusion in ICU
  • Blood Transfusion Risks
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
  • Leukodepleted Blood
  • Massive Blood Loss
  • Storage Lesions
  • Thromboelastogram (TEG)
  • TRALI, transfusion-related acute lung injury

Other resources

• Search the LITFL CCC for ‘Haematology’ for related topics.
• See the Deranged Physiology Fellowship exam question bank for relevant past questions on these topics.