Haematopoetic system and blood transfusions – Dogs – EBVM in Practice

Haematopoetic system and blood transfusions – dogs

Antithrombotics
Blood transfusions
Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA)
Immune-mediated thrombocytopaenia (IMT)
Splenic disease

ACVECC	American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
ACVIM	American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
AVHTM	Association of Veterinary Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
BBV	BestBETs for Vets, Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge

Antithrombotics

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Rational use of antithrombotics in veterinary critical care (CURATIVE) guidelines: Small animal – ACVECC (2019)

Update on rational use of antithrombotics and thrombolytics in veterinary critical care (CURATIVE): Defining rational use of thrombolytics – ACVECC (2022)

Blood transfusions

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Canine and feline blood donor screening for blood-borne pathogens – ACVIM (2016)

Transfusion Reaction Small Animal Consensus Statement (TRACS) Part 1: Definitions and clinical signs – AVHTM (2021)

Transfusion Reaction Small Animal Consensus Statement (TRACS) Part 2: Prevention and monitoring – AVHTM (2021)

Transfusion Reaction Small Animal Consensus Statement (TRACS) Part 3: Diagnosis and treatment – VE (2021)

Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA)

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Diagnosis of IMHA in dogs and cats – ACVIM (2019)

Treatment of IMHA in dogs and cats – ACVIM (2019)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Azathioprine in dogs with IMHA – BBV (2019)

Cyclophosphamide in dogs with IMHA – BBV (2014/2023)

Risk of IMHA in vaccinated dogs – BBV (2020)

Vaccination and risk of IMHA in dogs – BBV (2025)

Immune-mediated thrombocytopaenia (IMT)

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Diagnosis of IMT in dogs and cats – ACVIM (2024)

Treatment of IMT in dogs and cats – ACVIM (2024)

Splenic disease

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Prophylactic gastropexy in dogs undergoing splenectomy – VE (2021)