Briefing papers about blood transfusion for children with severe anaemia

These briefing papers summarise key findings and recommendations based on the TRACT randomised controlled trial.

Briefing papers written in English:

• Transfusion management of severe anaemia in African children: a consensus algorithm
• Should children with severe anaemia be transfused with whole blood or red cell concentrates?
• How much blood should children with complicated severe anaemia receive?
• Immediate vs no immediate transfusion strategies for children with uncomplicated severe anaemia
• The urgent need for point-of-care haemoglobin tests for children

Briefing papers written in French:

• Les enfants atteints d’anémie sévère doivent-ils être transfusés avec du sang complet ou des concentrés de globules rouges?
• Gestion transfusionnelle de cas d'anémie sévère chez les enfants africains: un algorithme consensuel
• Le besoin urgent de tests d’hémoglobine délocalisés pour les enfants

Briefing papers written in Portuguese:

• Gestão transfusional de anemia grave em crianças africanas: um algoritmo de consenso
• Crianças com anemia grave devem ser transfundidas com sangue ou concentrados de eritrócitos?
• A necessidade urgente de testes de hemoglobina no local de tratamento para crianças

Presentations:

• Whole Blood for Transfusion: Evidence from the Transfusion and Treatment of African Children with severe anaemia trial by Sophie Uyoga

Papers:

• Point-of-care haemoglobin testing in African hospitals: a neglected essential diagnostic test
• Transfusion management of severe anaemia in African children: a consensus algorithm
• Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia
• Transfusion volume for children with severe anaemia in Africa
• Whole blood versus red cell concentrates for children with severe anaemia: a secondary analysis of the Transfusion and Treatment of African Children (TRACT) trial
• Use of point‐of‐care haemoglobin tests to diagnose childhood anaemia in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review