Guidelines on red cell transfusion in sickle cell disease Part II: indications for transfusion

Br J Haematol. 2017 Jan;176(2):192-209. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14383. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

Authors

Bernard A Davis¹, Shubha Allard², Amrana Qureshi³, John B Porter⁴, Shivan Pancham⁵, Nay Win⁶, Gavin Cho⁶, Kate Ryan⁷; British Society for Haematology

Affiliations

¹ Whittington Health, London, UK.
² Barts Health NHS Trust & NHS Blood and Transplant, London, UK.
³ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
⁴ University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
⁶ NHS Blood and Transplant, London, UK.
⁷ Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.

PMID: 27858994
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14383

No abstract available

Keywords: indications; red cell transfusion; sickle cell disease.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anemia, Sickle Cell / therapy*
Child
Child, Preschool
Erythrocyte Transfusion / methods*
Guidelines as Topic
Humans