National guidance

See the links below for additional guidance.

• AAGBI Safety Guideline (2009) Blood Transfusion and the Anaesthetist – Intraoperative Cell Salvage
• Harris A, et al (2009) BCSH Guideline on the administration of blood components
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE 2008) Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE 2005) Intraoperative blood cell salvage in obstetrics
• Qureshi H, et al (2014) BCSH guideline for the use of anti-D immunoglobulin for the prevention of haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. Transfusion Medicine, 2014, 24, 8–20
• Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Annual Reports
• British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2015) A practical guideline for the haematological management of major haemorrhage