From the Clinical Transfusion Working Party – 2025 International Platelet Transfusion Guidelines – ISBT
International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) shared a post on LinkedIn about an article by Ryan A. Metcalf et al, published in JAMA, adding:
“From the Clinical Transfusion Working Party – 2025 International Platelet Transfusion Guidelines
Shared by Richard Gammon on behalf of the ISBT Clinical Transfusion Working Party – Education Subgroup, this update highlights a restrictive, evidence-based approach to platelet transfusion, with decisions guided by clinical context rather than platelet count alone.
A brief educational resource for our community.”
Title: Platelet Transfusion – 2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines
Authors: Ryan A. Metcalf, Susan Nahirniak, Gordon Guyatt, Aarti Bathla, Sandra K. White, Arwa Z. Al-Riyami, Rachel C. Jug, Ursula La Rocca, Jeannie L. Callum, Claudia S. Cohn, Abe DeAnda, Robert A. DeSimone, Allan Dubon, Lise J. Estcourt, Daniela C. Filipescu, Mark K. Fung, Ruchika Goel, Aaron S. Hess, Heather A. Hume, Richard M. Kaufman, Peter Kranke, Vernon J. Louw, Morten H. Møller, Michael F. Murphy, Jennifer A. Muszynski, Cian J. O’Kelly, Monica B. Pagano, Gopal K. Patidar, Katerina Pavenski, Jacqueline N. Poston, Nabiha H. Saifee, Moritz Stolla, Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski, Aaron A.R. Tobian, Raman Uberoi, Jonathan Waters, Brittney Williams, Erica M. Wood, Nicole D. Zantek, Michelle P. Zeller, Brenda J. Grossman, Simon J. Stanworth
Read the Full Article on JAMA

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