Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (AVHTM) transfusion reaction small animal consensus statement (TRACS). Part 3: diagnosis and treatment. (Special transfusion medicine issue.)

Odunayo, A. and Nash, K. J. and Davidow, E. B. and Blois, S. L. and Goy-Thollot, I. and Harris, L. and Humm, K. and Musulin, S. and Sharp, C. R. and Spada, E. and Thomason, J. and Walton, J. and Wardrop, K. J.

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (2021) 31: 189–203

DOI: 10.1111/vec.13043

Abstract

Objective: To systematically review available evidence to develop guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of transfusion-associated reactions in dogs and cats. Design: Standardized and systemic evaluation of the literature (identified through Medline via PubMed and Google Scholar searches) was carried out for identified transfusion reaction types in dogs and cats. The available evidence was evaluated using PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) questions generated for each reaction type. The evidence was categorized by level of evidence (LOE) and quality (Good, Fair, or Poor). Guidelines, diagnostic, and treatment algorithms were generated based on the evaluation of the evidence. Consensus on the final guidelines was achieved through Delphi-style surveys. Draft recommendations were disseminated through veterinary specialty listservs for review and comments, which were evaluated and integrated prior to final publication.

Citation

Odunayo, A., Nash, K. J., Davidow, E. B., Blois, S. L., Goy-Thollot, I., Harris, L., Humm, K., Musulin, S., Sharp, C. R., Spada, E., Thomason, J., Walton, J., & Wardrop, K. J. (2021). Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (AVHTM) transfusion reaction small animal consensus statement (TRACS). Part 3: diagnosis and treatment. (Special transfusion medicine issue.). Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 31(2), 189–203. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13043 dogs, Diagnosis of Animal Diseases [LL886], systematic reviews, therapeutics, therapy, Animal Surgery and Non-drug Therapy [LL884], Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals [LL860], cats, guidelines, Pets and Companion Animals [LL070], recommendations, complications, diagnosis, medicine, databases, evaluation, adverse effects, data banks, Veterinary Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology [LL882], intervention, adverse reactions, medical sciences, algorithms, surveys, consensus, haematology, hematology, transfusion, blood transfusion

Keywords

• dogs
• Diagnosis of Animal Diseases [LL886]
• systematic reviews
• therapeutics
• therapy
• Animal Surgery and Non-drug Therapy [LL884]
• Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals [LL860]
• cats
• guidelines
• Pets and Companion Animals [LL070]
• recommendations
• complications
• diagnosis
• medicine
• databases
• evaluation
• adverse effects
• data banks
• Veterinary Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology [LL882]
• intervention
• adverse reactions
• medical sciences
• algorithms
• surveys
• consensus
• haematology
• hematology
• transfusion
• blood transfusion