Implementation, Monitoring and Review of Guidelines
Implementation of the guidelines may take place at: the level of the individual practitioner critical care unit level institutional level regional level (district/provincial/national). For maximum impact, it is recommended that these guidelines be incorporated into comprehensive institutional or regional blood management guidelines and that they are implemented under the auspices of a dedicated i
Implementation of the guidelines may take place at:
- the level of the individual practitioner
- critical care unit level
- institutional level
- regional level (district/provincial/national).
For maximum impact, it is recommended that these guidelines be incorporated into comprehensive institutional or regional blood management guidelines and that they are implemented under the auspices of a dedicated institutional or regional blood management committee. The committee operationalises and reviews adherence to, and efficacy of, the guidelines.
It is recommended that frequent monitoring of adherence to the guidelines is conducted and that their effect on blood product utilisation is assessed.
It is intended that these guidelines should be reviewed every 5 years. In the event of practice-changing research emerging prior to the 5-year review, a focused update should be provided.
Acknowledgements. We acknowledge and thank the organisers of the CCSSA Congress 2018, all the authors who participated, the support of the CCSSA, as well as the Australian Critical Care Patient Blood Management Guidelines (Module 4) of 2012 and the British Committee for Standards in Haematology Guidelines of 2012. We also extend our thanks to Prof. Vernon Louw for his suggestions and advice.
Author contributions. All authors contributed to the research, development and authorship of the guidelines.
Funding. No specific funding was required for the creation of the guideline. &e round table meeting was held as part of the CCSSA annual congress in Durban in 2018 and, as such, accommodation and travel costs of participants were paid by the congress organisers or the CCSSA.
Conflicts of interest. None.
Critical Care Society of Southern Africa Adult Patient Blood Management Guidelines: 2019 - Round-table meeting, CCSSA Congress, Durban, 2018_SAJCC_July 2020, Vol. 36, No. 1