Jeffrey L Carson, Simon J Stanworth, Gordon Guyatt, Stacey Valentine, Jane Dennis, Sara Bakhtary, Claudia S Cohn, Allan Dubon, Brenda J Grossman, Gaurav K Gupta, Aaron S Hess, Jessica L Jacobson, Lewis J Kaplan, Yulia Lin, Ryan A Metcalf, Colin H Murphy, Katerina Pavenski, Micah T Prochaska, Jay S Raval, Eric Salazar, Nabiha H Saifee, Aaron A R Tobian, Cynthia So-Osman, Jonathan Waters, Erica M Wood, Nicole D Zantek, Monica B Pagano
IMPORTANCE: Red blood cell transfusion is a common medical intervention with benefits and harms. OBJECTIVE: To provide recommendations for use of red blood cell transfusion in adults and children. EVIDENCE REVIEW: Standards for trustworthy guidelines were followed, including using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methods, managing conflicts of interest, and making values and preferences explicit. Evidence from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials was reviewed...
November 21, 2023: JAMA