The Systematic Review Initiative has so far completed over 120 systematic reviews covering many different aspects of transfusion medicine, including transfusion and COVID-19. Our reviews are all produced using strict methodological criteria in accordance with best evidence-based practice, and have been published in a wide variety of journals, with approximately half appearing in The Cochrane Library. Please view our Publications pages via the left-hand menu for full details of our reviews with full text links.
Recently completed systematic reviews include:
Gibbs VN, Champaneria R, Sandercock J, Welton NJ, Geneen LJ, Brunskill SJ, Dorée C, Kimber C, Palmer AJ, Estcourt LJ.
Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of bleeding in people undergoing elective hip or knee surgery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024;1:CD013295.
Lloyd TD, Geneen LJ, Bernhardt K, McClune W, Fernquest SJ, Brown T, Dorée C, Brunskill SJ, Murphy MF, Palmer AJ.
Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023;9:CD001888.
Mo A, Poynton M, Wood E, Shortt J, Brunskill SJ, Doree C, Sandercock J, Saadah N, Luk E, Stanworth SJ, McQuilten Z.
Do anemia treatments improve quality of life and physical function in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)? A systematic review.
Blood Reviews. 2023;61:101114.
Roy NB, Carpenter A, Dale-Harris I, Dorée C, Estcourt LJ.
Interventions for chronic kidney disease in people with sickle cell disease.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023;8:CD012380.