Blood Measures

A Guide to the Set of Standard Measures for the use of Fresh Blood Components in Australia

This Guide has been developed by the NBA and the ARCBS to assist anyone undertaking investigations of the use of fresh blood components - red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate. It is designed to be an easy reference guide for clinicians, transfusion practitioners, auditors and researchers. The standard measures could be used in audits, quality assurance activities, clinical registries, research projects, clinical trials, and surveys of usage.

There are currently no agreed national approaches to how blood fresh blood component use is measured. This Guide represents the first attempt to identify and define a national set of standard data collection points anywhere in the world. The set of measures contained in this Guide has been developed in consultation with a wide range of clinical experts, transfusion scientists and nurses, government representatives and other stakeholders.

This version of the Guide is a draft. It is freely available to download and print – and use!! We welcome comments on the measures – which measures worked and which didn’t, which need to be clarified or just need a little fine tuning. We also welcome views on the importance of each measure – whether or not you agree with the designation “Primary” or “Supplementary”.

Please send feedback to the dedicated email address: blood.measures@nba.gov.au. Further information about how to comment is contained within the Guide.

After a trial period of about nine months, the Guide will be reviewed in the light of the comments and suggestions received and a new edition will be published.

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