Transfusion of Blood Components in Paediatric Age Groups

Adolopment

Adoption-Adaptation-Development

AGREE II

Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Instrument

aPTT

Activated partial thromboplastin time

ASCT

Autologous stem cell transplant

ATG

Antithymocyte globulin

ATR

Acute transfusion reactions

BCSH

British Committee for Standards in Haematology

BSH

British Society for Haematology

CAR-T

Chimeric antigen receptor T cells

CPG

Clinical Practice Guideline

DHS

Demographic and Health Survey

EBT

Exchange blood transfusion

EPG

Egyptian Paediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee

EPG CPG             

EPG Clinical Practice Guideline

ERG       

External Review Group

FFP

Fresh frozen plasma

FNAIT

Fetal/neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

GAG

Guideline Adaptation Group

GDG

Guideline Development Group

GPS

Good practice statement

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

HDFN

Haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn

HSCT

Haematopoietic stem cell transplant

HL

Hodgkin lymphoma

Ig

Immunoglobulin

IHN

International hemovigilance network

ISBT

International Society of blood transfusion

ITP

Immune thrombocytopenia

IUT

Intrauterine transfusion

PEX

Plasma exchange

PICO

population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes

PIPOH

Patient population, intervention, professionals, outcomes, and healthcare context

PRBCs

Packed red blood cells

PT

Prothrombin time

QoE

Quality of evidence

RIGHT

A Reporting Tool for Practice Guidelines in Health Care

SAG-M

 saline, adenine, glucose and mannitol

SOT

Solid organ transplantation

SoR

Strength of recommendation

TTP

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

TACO

Transfusion associated circulatory overload

TRALI

Transfusion related acute lung injury