| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Hematology, Christian Medical College, , Vellore, India;2. Department of Oral Surgery, The Royal Infirmary, , Glasgow, Scotland;3. Van Creveldkliniek and Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, , Utrecht, The Netherlands;4. Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, , Chapel Hill, NC, USA;5. Sheffield Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, , Sheffield, UK;6. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fundación Santa Fe University Hospital Fundación Cosme y Damián and Universidad de los Andes and Universidad del Rosario, , Bogotá, Colombia;7. Comprehensive Care Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, Royal Infirmary, , Edinburgh, UK;8. Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre, Johannesburg Hospital and Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Services and University of the Witwatersrand, , Johannesburg, South Africa;9. Bleeding Disorders Clinic, Health Sciences Center, , Winnipeg, Canada;10. Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics and Oncology, and Southern Alberta Rare Blood and Bleeding Disorders Comprehensive Care Program, University of Calgary, Foothills Hospital and Calgary Health Region, , Calgary, Canada;11. Haematology, Alfred Hospital, , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Abstract: | Hemophilia is a rare disorder that is complex to diagnose and to manage. These evidence‐based guidelines offer practical recommendations on the diagnosis and general management of hemophilia, as well as the management of complications including musculoskeletal issues, inhibitors, and transfusion‐transmitted infections. By compiling these guidelines, the World Federation of Hemophilia aims to assist healthcare providers seeking to initiate and/or maintain hemophilia care programs, encourage practice harmonization around the world and, where recommendations lack adequate evidence, stimulate appropriate studies. |
