We are delighted to post the following Blood Administration Guidelines to the McMaster Transfusion Research Program website.

The guidelines were created by Julie DiTomasso, Dr. T. Warkentin and Dr. M. Blajchman with extensive consultation with clinical and technical stakeholders across two corporations, Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare. The format (template) used is consistent with other formats used for clinical and laboratory policy and procedures at these institutions.

The guidelines conform to corporate formats, as well as being virtually identical to the format used for Medication Guidelines (Drugs, IV fluids) in use at the Hamilton Health Sciences. This unique feature means that primary users like nursing staff are already familiar with the format and can find information quickly using the guideline. We think the layout of the information is high quality and employs some principles of information mapping.

We welcome feedback about the Blood Administration Guidelines. For any questions related to the content and format of these documents, please contact Julie DiTomasso or Kate Gagliardi.

Be advised of the following disclaimer:

-Disclaimer-
These sample documents are uncontrolled documents. They have been designed for use at the Hamilton Health Sciences hospitals and St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Canada and may not be applicable in other organizations. Individuals should always adhere to policies and procedures developed at their own institutions.

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Albumin, Human, 5%	view
Antihemophilic Factor Recombinant	view
Anti-Inhibitor Coagulant Complex, Human	view
Anti-Thrombin III, Human	view
Cryosupernatant Plasma	view
Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin, Human	view
Factor IX Concentrate, Human	view
Fibrinogen, Factor I	view
Fresh Frozen Plasma and Fresh Frozen Plasma, Apheresis, Human	view
Hepatitis B Immune Globulin	view
Humate-P, Human	view
Pentaspan	view
Platelets	view
Prothrombin Complex	view
Factor IX, Recombinant	view
Factor VIIa, Recombinant	view
Red Cell Concentrate	view
Respiratory Synctial Virus Intravenous Immune Globulin, Human	view
Synagis, Recombinant RSV Immune Globulin	view
Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin, Human	view