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Jeanne V. Linden, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Telephone: (518) 485-5341
Fax: (518) 485-5342
btraxess@health.state.ny.us

Requests for these guidelines in an alternate format can be made by contacting the Blood and Tissue Resources Program.

Physician Guidelines

Guidelines for Transfusion Options and Alternatives
First Edition, 2011
(PDF file size: 210K)
Supersedes A Physician's Guide to Transfusion Options, 2008

Recommendations for Consent for Transfusion
Second Edition, 2008
(PDF file size: 46K)

Babesiosis, Human Ehrlichiosis and Human Anaplasmosis: Potential Transfusion Complications
Second Edition, 2008
(PDF file size: 139K)

Use of Blood Components

Guidelines for Transfusion of Red Blood Cells - Adults
Third Edition, 2011
(PDF file size: 94K)

Guidelines for the Administration of Platelets
Second Edition, 2006
(PDF file size: 318K)

Guidelines for the Administration of Plasma
Second Edition, 2004
(PDF file size: 75K)

Guidelines for the Administration of Cryoprecipitate
Fourth Edition 2011
(PDF file size: 80K)

Guidelines for Transfusion Therapy for Infants from Birth to Four Months of Age
Second Edition, 2004
(PDF file size: 160K)

Blood Administration

Guidelines for Monitoring Transfusion Recipients
Third Edition, 2008
(PDF file size: 35K)

Appendix A - Transfusion Reaction Response Guide
First Edition, 2008
(PDF file size: 55K)

Appendix B - Transfusion Reaction Fact Sheets
First Edition, 2008
(PDF file size: 155K)

Blood Component Administration by LPNs
Second Edition, 2007
(PDF file size: 13K)

Elective Out-of-Hospital Transfusion: Recommended Criteria and Guidelines for Transfusion of Blood Components
Second Edition, 2004
(PDF file size: 66K)

Blood Conservation and Transfusion Alternatives

Guidelines for Transfusion Options and Alternatives
First Edition, 2010
(PDF file size: 210K )
Supersedes Guidelines for Physician Options for Blood Conservation, 2002 and Considerations for Patients with Religious Objections to Transfusion, 2002

Recommendations for Transfusion Service Directors to Encourage Blood Conservation
First Edition, 2002
(PDF file size: 19K)

Guidelines for Training Personnel for Performing Intraoperative Blood Recovery Procedures
Second Edition, 2010
(PDF file size: 22K)

Blood Bank/Transfusion Service Guidelines

Possible Strategies for Reduction of Transfusion-related Errors
First Edition, 2000
(PDF file size: 22K )

Responsibilities of Blood Bank Director, Blood Bank Medical Director and Director of Transfusion Services
Second Edition, 2011
(PDF file size:107K)

Guidelines for Transfusion Committees
Third Edition, 2006
(PDF file size: 44K)

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Transfusion-associated infections
Third Edition, 2007
(PDF file size:250K)

Guidelines for Irradiation of Blood and Blood Components
Fourth Edition, 2011
(PDF file size: 68K)

Guidelines for Remote Blood Storage
First Edition, 2008
(PDF file size: 54K)