Guías para la transfusión de sangre y sus componentes

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

Blood transfusion · Intensive care medicine · Blood transfusion and management · Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control · Medicine · Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation · Surgery