Materials relevant to clinicians will be developed to accompany this module; these materials will be available online and in print from the National Blood Authority.

The technical report that underpins this document is also available online, as two volumes:

• Technical report on patient blood management in critical bleeding/massive transfusion: Volume 1 – Review of the evidence and evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice²

  This volume includes background information and the results of the systematic review pertaining to the clinical questions posed within this guideline.

• Technical report on patient blood management in critical bleeding/massive transfusion: Volume 2 – Appendixes³

  This volume contains appendixes that document the literature searches, study quality appraisal, NHMRC evidence statement forms and evidence summaries for the individual studies.