There is no general consensus on the appropriate use of blood and its components. The resulting lack of transfusion guidelines is a weakness in our hospitals and health centers that directly affects good transfusion practice. Based on a literature review, this piece offers some general guidelines on the appropriate use of transfusion therapy. These guidelines can serve as the basis for preparing more-specific guides that take into account the individual needs of each hospital center (AU)

Guidelines for the transfusion of blood and its components

Rev Panam Salud Publica;13(2/3),feb.-mar. 2003

Transfusão de Sangue; Transfusão de Sangue; Guias como Assunto

Salazar, Mauricio (2003) Guías para la transfusión de sangre y sus componentes. Rev Panam Salud Publica;13(2/3) 183-190,feb.-mar. 2003. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rpsp/v13n2-3/15737.pdf