Transfusion Medicine Technical Manual 2023

'The Transfusion Medicine Technical Manual, Third Edition 2023 is a comprehensive guide published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The manual aims to provide practitioners, medical technologists, blood centre staff, residents, and postgraduate students with thorough guidance for improving and standardizing blood transfusion services. It covers various aspects of transfusion medicine, including blood safety and transfusion services in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The manual also discusses quality management systems in blood centres, blood collection, component preparation and storage, transfusion-transmissible infections, principles of immunohaematology, compatibility testing, and more. It provides detailed information on adverse effects of blood transfusion, hospital transfusion policy, audit, and patient blood management. Additionally, it covers autologous blood donation, documentation in transfusion service, human leucocyte antigen system, biosafety, disaster management, stem cells and cord blood banking, quality control, plasma-derived medicinal products, and potential use of convalescent plasma in infectious disorders.'