Key points
• Review of most recent blood results
• Awareness of local policies
• Risk and benefits
• Consideration of all blood components and relevant adjuncts and the indications for use of:
o Red cells
o Platelets
o Plasma cryoprecipitate/fibrinogen concentrate
o IVIg
o TXA
o IV iron/oral iron
o Recombinant erythropoietin
Rationale
• As per availability in local setting /guidelines
• Transfusion decisions should be made based more on the anticipation of each patient's unique physiologic benefit than on strict adherence to a predetermined transfusion trigger
