Proposed guidelines for the operation of the Hospital Transfusion Committee

Introduction: Transfusion medicine committees represent the most effective means in the work of guaranteeing the availability, safety and access to blood, as well as to control and improve the safety of the transfusion process. Its proper functioning is directly related to the quality of service. Objective: To establish changes in the guidelines for the operation of the Transfusion Medicine Committee. Method: The design of the proposal for changes in the guidelines was carried out under a qualitative approach, through participatory research in the blood bank of the Comandante Pinares General Teaching Hospital from January 2019 to December 2022. It was validated by criteria of experts. Results: In the hospital there is a transfusion committee made up of a multidisciplinary group according to the composition recommended by the specialized literature. The most important activity within the proposal is the meticulous review of the transfusion indication before its application, which will only be carried out if its need is duly justified. Conclusion: It is proposed to establish as part of the guidelines for the proper functioning of the transfusion committee, to evaluate the transfusion orders prior to the transfusion act.