International guidelines

Rest of the world

Published by:The Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Last published:2024

Guideline for the primary prevention of stroke​[67]

Published by:American Heart Association; American Stroke Association

Last published:2024

Significant haemoglobinopathies: guidelines for screening and diagnosis​​[24]

Published by:British Society for Haematology

Last published:2023

Hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy: practice advisory[13]

Published by:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Last published:2022 (reaffirmed 2024)

Management of sickle cell disease in pregnancy[77]

Published by:British Society for Haematology

Last published:2021

Guidelines for the monitoring and management of iron overload in patients with haemoglobinopathies and rare anaemias[112]

Published by:British Society for Haematology

Last published:2021

American Society of Hematology 2021 guidelines for sickle cell disease: stem cell transplantation[91]

Published by:American Society of Hematology

Last published:2021

Sickle cell disease: transfusion support[74]

Published by:American Society of Hematology

Last published:2020

Sickle cell disease: acute and chronic pain[82]

Published by:American Society of Hematology

Last published:2020

Position paper on International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine (ICTM) Guideline: Red blood cell specifications for patients with hemoglobinopathies: a systematic review and guideline[75]

Published by:British Society for Haematology

Last published:2020

Sickle cell disease: prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular disease in children and adults[66]

Published by:American Society of Hematology

Last published:2020

Sickle cell disease: cardiopulmonary and kidney disease[111]

Published by:American Society of Hematology

Last published:2019

Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Europe: recommendations from a Pan-European consensus conference[36]

Published by:European Expert Panel

Last published:2018

Guidelines for the use of hydroxycarbamide in children and adults with sickle cell disease[113]

Published by:British Society for Haematology

Last published:2018

Evidence-based management of sickle cell disease: expert panel report[38]

Published by:National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (National Institutes of Health)

Last published:2014

Sickle cell disease: managing acute painful episodes in hospital[114]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2012

ICSH recommendations for the measurement of haemoglobin [35]

Published by:International Council for the Standardization of Haematology

Last published:2011

Hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy: practice bulletin no. 78[19]

Published by:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Last published:2007 (reaffirmed 2025)

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