• Intensive care medicine · Apr 2020

    Transfusion strategies in non-bleeding critically ill adults: a clinical practice guideline from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

    • Alexander P Vlaar, Simon Oczkowski, Sanne de Bruin, Marije Wijnberge, Massimo Antonelli, Cecile Aubron, Philippe Aries, Jacques Duranteau, Nicole P Juffermans, Jens Meier, Gavin J Murphy, Riccardo Abbasciano, Marcella Muller, Akshay Shah, Anders Perner, Sofie Rygaard, Timothy S Walsh, Gordon Guyatt, J C Dionne, and Maurizio Cecconi.
    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.p.vlaar@amsterdamumc.nl.
    • Intensive Care Med. 2020 Apr 1; 46 (4): 673696673-696.

    ObjectiveTo develop evidence-based clinical practice recommendations regarding transfusion practices in non-bleeding, critically ill adults.DesignA task force involving 13 international experts and three methodologists used the GRADE approach for guideline development.MethodsThe task force identified four main topics: red blood cell transfusion thresholds, red blood cell transfusion avoidance strategies, platelet transfusion, and plasma transfusion. The panel developed structured guideline questions using population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes (PICO) format.ResultsThe task force generated 16 clinical practice recommendations (3 strong recommendations, 13 conditional recommendations), and identified five PICOs with insufficient evidence to make any recommendation.ConclusionsThis clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and identifies areas where further research is needed regarding transfusion practices and transfusion avoidance in non-bleeding, critically ill adults.

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