Reports, journal articles and government policy on blood and blood products

Reports, articles and government policies relating to transfusion

• Blood Matters reports

  • 2020 Preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures survey report
  • General practice audit of preoperative anaemia report 2019 (PDF/Word)
  • Blood sampling volume audit report 2019
  • RhD immunoglobulin (Ig) in obstetrics audit report 2018
  • The use of O RhD negative red blood cells according to guidelines audit report 2018
  • Serious transfusion incident reports (STIR) are available on the STIR page
  • Snapshot audit of minimal volume blood sampling to prevent iatrogenic anaemia 2017
  • Clinical audit of preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures 2015
  • Clinical audit of elective red blood cell use in medical, surgical and obstetric adult patients 2014
  • Audit of acute transfusion reaction management and knowledge 2013
  • Consent for blood transfusion audit 2012 report
  • Comparative audit of blood transfusion policy and practice 2011
  • Patient blood management in elective orthopaedic surgery 2009 Revised
  • Getting important information to Rh (D) negative women from CALD communities-a pilot project 2009-11
  • Report on blood storage and handling survey 2010
  • Clinical audit of platelet use in Victorian and Tasmanian hospitals, 2009
  • Evaluation of the hospital blood management program - Transfusion nursing in Victoria 2003 - 2006 - Final Report May 2007
  • A summary. Towards Safer Transfusion Practice in Victorian Hospitals-Optimising the role of the transfusion nurse

• Blood Management Committee reports

  • February 2021
  • August 2020
  • February 2020
  • August 2019
  • February 2019
  • August 2018
  • February 2018
  • August 2017
  • February 2017

• Blood Matters peer-reviewed journal articles

  • Rozemarijin Deelen, Els Costermans, Rachel Moss and Christine Akers (2019) Disaster planning: the role of the transfusion practitioner. ISBT Science Series, 2019, doi: 10.1111/voxs. 12454
  • Bielby, L., Moss, R., Mo, A., McQuilten, Z. and Wood, E. (2019) The role of the transfusion practitioner in the management of anaemia. ISBT Science Series, 2019, doi: 10.1111/voxs. 12523
  • Akers, C. , Savoia, H. , Kane, S. , Crispin, P. , Keegan, A. , Wood, E. , Glazebrook, B. , Bielby, L. and Davis, A. K. (2019), Misinterpretation of blood group and antibody screen leading to serious errors in RhD immunoglobulin administration: A report on first two years of data from Serious Transfusion Incident Reporting program. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 59: 161-164. doi:10.1111/ajo.12889
  • Bielby L, Moss RL. Patient blood management and the importance of the Transfusion Practitioner role to embed this into practice. Transfus Med. 2018 Apr;28(2):98-106. doi: 10.1111/tme.12526. Epub 2018 Apr 16.
  • Bielby L, Peterson D, Spigiel T. Transfusion education for nurses and transfusion practitioners in Australia. ISBT Science Series, 2018, VOXS. doi:10.1111/voxs.12409.
  • Bielby L, Haberfield A, Kelsey G, Kay S. The role of the transfusion practitioner in the multidisciplinary team. ISBT Science Series, 2018, VOXS. doi:10.1111/voxs.12408.
  • Hennessy C, Borosak M, Bielby L, Stevenson LJ, Glazebrook B, 2016. Documentation of consent for blood transfusion. Internal Medicine Journal 2016, Volume 46, Issue 12, pp. 1443–1446.
  • Bielby L. The role of the Transfusion Practitioner. Transfusion Today 2016, Number 109, p 64.
  • Bielby L, Akers C, Francis S, Darby S, Campbell L, Hollis L, Quested B, Hogan C. The role of the transfusion safety coordinator in Australia. ISBT Science Series 2016, Volume 11 (Suppl. 1), 118–--125.
  • Bielby L, Akers C, Perillo J, Sieradzki N, Pollock C, Nasra F, Pollock C, Polack C, McGregor S, Bastin K, Pearse B. Patient blood management initiatives in the perioperative setting. Australian College of Operating Room Nurses 2014, Volume 27, Number 4, pp 8–-14.
  • Anderson MA, Glazebrook B, Cutts B, Stevenson L, Bielby L, Borosak M. When do we transfuse cryoprecipitate?, Internal Medicine Journal 2013, Volume 43, Issue 8, pp 847–-958.
  • Bielby L. The role of the transfusion practitioner. International survey of Clinical Transfusion practice improvement programs 2011. Transfusion Today 2012, Number 90, p 5.
  • Bielby L Stevenson L, Wood E. Clinical Transfusion practice improvement programs in Australia. Transfusion Today 2012, Number 90, p. 6.
  • Bielby L, Stevenson L, Wood E. The role of the transfusion nurse in the hospital and blood centre. ISBT Science Series 2011, Number 6, pp 270–276.
  • Miller K, Akers C, Davis A.K, Wood E, Hennessy C, Bielby L. The evolving role of the transfusion practitioner. Transfusion Medicine Reviews 2015, Volume 29, Issue 2, pp. 138–144.

• Government policies

  • Department of Human Services Victoria: Victorian health service’s Emergency Blood Management Plan (EBMP)
  • Health Service Blood Management or Patient Blood Management Committee guidance (January 2021) replaces the Department of Health and Human Service Circular 01/2018 – Health Service Blood Management Committees
  • Traceability requirements of blood and blood products – January 2021 is replacing the Department of Health and Human Services Circular 32/2008 - Traceability of transfused blood and blood products

• Archived publications 2003-2008

  Publications from 2003 to 2008 include:

  • 2008: Transfusion Governance Survey Report 
  • 2007: Second report of the Victorian Better Safer Transfusion (BeST) Program 2
  • 2006-07: Serious Transfusion Incident Report 
  • 2006: Better Safer Transfusion (BeST) Serious Transfusion Incident Reporting (STIR) system pilot 
  • 2006: Victoria's Better Safer Transfusion (BeST) Program report 
  • 2005: Towards Better Safer Blood Transfusion - A report for the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care 
  • 2004: Blood Matters Improvement Guide Final Report 
  • 2003: Blood Matters Project - results of consumer study. 

  These are available on request from the Blood Matters program.