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:
Radford M, Estcourt LJ, Sirotich E, Pitre T, Britto J, Watson M, et al.
Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024;5:CD011305.
Gibbs VN, Champaneria R, Sandercock J, Welton NJ, Geneen LJ, Brunskill SJ, et al.
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, et al.
Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in adults undergoing elective surgery.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023;9:CD001888.