Irradiated blood components

The South Australian Blood Management Council endorses the use of the ANZSBT Guidelines for Prevention of Transfusion-Associated Graft-Versus-Host Disease (TA-GVHD) 2nd Edition, January 2024 to inform health service practice and procedures.

The updated ANZSBT guidelines replace the SA Health ‘Clinical Guidance on the Use of Irradiated Blood Components’ (2019) and the associated Quick Reference Guide (QRG). Summary documents on the ANZSBT guidelines have been prepared to help health services with this update: