The fourth in a series of six evidence-based guidelines was approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) on 14 December 2012 and released on 5 April 2013.
Module 4 is intended to assist and guide health-care professionals in making clinical decisions when managing patients requiring critical care.
Module 4 Quick Reference Guide includes a Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) template that is designed to be adapted to meet local institutions’ patient population and resources.
The Critical Care module and accompanying resources can be accessed by clicking on the relevant links below.
Module 4 Critical Care (pdf) (769.04 KB)
- Module 4 Critical Care Online (html)
Quick Reference Guide Critical Care (pdf) (5.24 MB)
Massive Transfusion Protocol Template (ppt) (569.5 KB)
- Online order form to request hard copies for free (within Australia and New Zealand only)
Technical Report Critical Care - Volume 1 (pdf) (1.76 MB) - Review of Evidence
Technical Report Critical Care - Volume 2 (pdf) (2.98 MB) - Appendixes
College & Society Endorsements
The National Blood Authority (NBA) greatly appreciates and acknowledges the input received from the clinical community in producing the Patient Blood Management Guidelines. We are pleased to acknowledge that the following organisations have formally endorsed Module 4 - Critical Care:
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
- Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine
- Australasian Trauma Society
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
- Australian College of Nursing
- Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
- College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
- Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Review and update of the PBM Guidelines
The NBA is currently considering the review and update process across the entire suite of modules rather than each module being updated in an isolated and iterative process. The aim is to transition to a sustainable and updateable methodology that will enable updates as the evidence base and clinical practice evolves. For more information please refer to the Patient Blood Management Guidelines Progress Update webpage.
For more information
To provide feedback and inform future reviews of this module, please send any comments on its content or implementation, or on the accompanying materials, to the project manager at:
- Email guidelines@blood.gov.au
- Mail:
Patient Blood Management Guidelines
National Blood Authority
Locked Bag 8430
Canberra ACT 2601 - Fax (02) 6151 5300