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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Transfusion medicine
  • Hematology

Background:

  • Transfusion practices in critically ill children require careful consideration due to unique physiological factors.
  • Evidence-based guidelines for pediatric transfusions are evolving, necessitating a review of current practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review transfusion-related issues and practices in pediatric patients, especially those critically ill.
  • To highlight discrepancies between evidence-based recommendations and clinical application.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive electronic search of PubMed for pediatric transfusion literature since 2000.
  • Manual review of selected articles and their bibliographies for relevant data and conclusions.

Main Results:

  • Restrictive transfusion practices for packed red blood cells (RBCs) are supported by strong evidence across pediatric age groups and illnesses.
  • Clinical implementation of restrictive RBC transfusion strategies is inconsistent.
  • Platelet and plasma transfusion use, both prophylactic and therapeutic, often exceeds evidence-based support.

Conclusions:

  • A restrictive packed RBC transfusion policy is recommended for most pediatric conditions based on robust trial data.
  • Neonatal transfusion guidelines lack strong experimental data, relying on expert opinion.
  • Current practices for transfusing platelets and plasma products are often misaligned with established guidelines, indicating a need for improved adherence to evidence-based transfusion medicine.