Sources & Guidelines
Scientific sources supporting the presentation are listed below.
AABB / TRANSFUSION GUIDANCE
AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services
AABB · 35th Edition · 2026
Relevant sections: 5.14 — Pretransfusion Testing of Patient Blood; 5.15 — Selection of Compatible Blood and Blood Components for Transfusion; 5.16 — Crossmatch.
RBC GUIDELINES
Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines
Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Guyatt G, Valentine S, Dennis J, Bakhtary S, Cohn CS, Dubon A, Grossman BJ, Gupta GK, Hess AS, Jacobson JL, Kaplan LJ, Lin Y, Metcalf RA, Murphy CH, Pavenski K, Prochaska MT, Raval JS, Salazar E, Saifee NH, Tobian AAR, So-Osman C, Waters J, Wood EM, Zantek ND, Pagano MB.
JAMA · 2023 · doi:10.1001/jama.2023.12914
Co-author: Allan Dubon, MLS
PLATELET GUIDELINES
Platelet Transfusion: 2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines
Metcalf RA, Nahirniak S, Guyatt G, Bathla A, White SK, Al-Riyami AZ, Jug RC, La Rocca U, Callum JL, Cohn CS, DeAnda A, DeSimone RA, Dubon A, Estcourt LJ, Filipescu DC, Fung MK, Goel R, Hess AS, Hume HA, Kaufman RM, Kranke P, Louw VJ, Møller MH, Murphy MF, Muszynski JA, O'Kelly CJ, Pagano MB, Patidar GK, Pavenski K, Poston JN, Saifee NH, Stolla M, Szczepiorkowski ZM, Tobian AAR, Uberoi R, Waters J, Williams B, Wood EM, Zantek ND, Zeller MP, Grossman BJ, Stanworth SJ.
JAMA · 2025 · doi:10.1001/jama.2025.7529
Co-author: Allan Dubon, MLS
AMI GUIDELINE
Red Cell Transfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction: AABB International Clinical Practice Guidelines
Pagano MB, Stanworth SJ, Dennis J, Bakhtary S, Callum J, Carson JL, Cohn CS, Dubon A, Grossman BJ, Gupta GK, Hess AS, Jacobson JL, Kaplan LJ, Karkouti K, Lin Y, Metcalf RA, Miles LF, Mills NL, Murphy CH, Pavenski K, Prochaska MT, Raval JS, Salazar E, Saifee NH, Shah K, Steg PG, Tobian AAR, So-Osman C, Walsh T, Waters J, Wood EM, Zantek ND, Guyatt GH.
Annals of Internal Medicine · 2025 · doi:10.7326/ANNALS-25-00706
Co-author: Allan Dubon, MLS
Published online at Annals.org, 19 August 2025.
HDFN / RhIG
Use of Rh Immune Globulin and Considerations in the Setting of Supply Shortages and Limited Availability
AABB · Association Bulletin #24-02 · 2024
July 15, 2024. Supports the approximately 16% → <0.1% RhD alloimmunization figure with and without RhIG prophylaxis.
AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA / WARM AUTOANTIBODIES
Evaluating patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia in the transfusion service and immunohematology reference laboratory: pretransfusion testing challenges and best transfusion-management strategies
Johnson ST, Puca KE.
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2022;2022(1):96–104 · 2022 · doi:10.1182/hematology.2022000406
NEWS CASE
Parents claim 3-month-old got wrong blood transfusion at hospital
Brooklyn Andres · WXIX/Gray News via WLBT.
WLBT · 2026
August 6, 2026. Treated as an unverified news report, not clinical documentation.