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Improve the safety of blood transfusion in obstetrics

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Anti-D

BCSH Guidelines

NICE Guidelines

Therapeutic and RAADP

Laboratory; estimation, Kleihauer, HDN, ed/training

Clinical; indications, prescription, management/implementation, ed/training

Anaemia

Antenatal/postnatal

Monitoring, levels, haemodilution

Iron – oral/IV

Folates

Pre-optimisation

Birth planning

Risk assessment

Intra-partum

Refusal of transfusion; JWs, advance directives

IOCS – obstetric haemorrhage, evidence, guidelines

Recombinant VIIa – evidence, guidance

Planning for safe childbearing

References

 

 

Health Service Circular Objective

  • Improve the safety and effectiveness of blood transfusion in obstetric practice, including the prescription and administration of anti-D immunoglobulin

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This page was last reviewed on 02/08/2010