ABC of Transfusion (eBook)
128 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-1239-3 (ISBN)
ABC of Transfusion
Blood services and Transfusion Medicine have become more clinical, scientific, well organised and consolidated over the last 20 years. More is known about the real frequency and aetiology of the hazards of blood transfusions. The ABC of Transfusion is a well-established introduction for all staff working in blood services, blood transfusion departments, surgical units and intensive care, and all prescribers and users of blood. It is a comprehensive, highly regarded guide to all the practical aspects of blood transfusion, including the various complications that can arise.
This fourth edition of ABC of Transfusion includes five new chapters on all the latest issues including pre-transfusion testing, vCJD, stem cell transplantation, immunotherapy, and appropriate use of blood - reflecting the fact that transfusion medicine has been revolutionised.
Useful as a practical guide, a refresher or for quick reference, it covers allessential transfusion matters and is an ideal source of information for all health professionals involved with safe and efficient use of blood.
About the ABC series
The new ABC series has been thoroughly updated, offering a fresh look, layout and features throughout, helping you to access information and deliver the best patient care. The newly designed books remain an essential reference tool for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors and those in primary care, designed to address the concerns of general practitioners and provide effective study aids for doctors in training.
Now offering over 40 titles, this extensive series provides you with a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics in all the major specialities. Each book in the new series now offers links to further information and articles, and a new dedicated website provides you with even more support.
The ABC series is the essential and dependable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in general practice.
About the ABC of Transfusion Edited by Marcela Contreras, DBE, Royal Free & University College Hospitals Medical School, London, UK and Blood Transfusion International
Contributors v
Introduction vii
1 The Blood Donor: Demographics, Donor Selection and Tests on Donor Blood 1
Liz Caffrey, Patricia Hewitt and John Barbara
2 Supply and Demand for Blood and Blood Components and Stock Management 6
Judith Chapman, Peter Garwood and Sue Knowles
3 Compatibility Testing Before Transfusion; Blood Ordering and Administration 10
Marcela Contreras and Aleksandar Mijovic
4 Red Cell Transfusion 15
Mike Murphy and Jonathan Wallis
5 Platelet and Granulocyte Transfusions 22
Modupe Elebute, Simon Stanworth and Cristina Navarrete
6 Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn and its Prevention 27
Fiona Regan, Sailesh Kumar and Marcela Contreras
7 Fetal and Neonatal Transfusion 33
Helen V. New and Sailesh Kumar
8 Plasma Products and Indications for Their Use 40
Hannah Cohen and Trevor Baglin
9 Human Albumin Solutions and the Controversy of Crystalloids Versus Colloids 48
Neil Soni
10 Treatment of Massive Haemorrhage in Surgery and Trauma 54
Tim Walsh
11 Immunological Complications of Blood Transfusion 61
Marcela Contreras and Cristina Navarrete
12 Infectious Complications of Blood Transfusion: Bacteria and Parasites 69
John Barbara and Marcela Contreras
13 Infectious Complications of Blood Transfusion: Viruses 74
John Barbara and Marcela Contreras
14 Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and its Impact on the UK Blood Supply 79
Patricia Hewitt, James Ironside and Marcela Contreras
15 Risks of Transfusion in the Context of Haemovigilance: SHOT - the UK Haemovigilance System 83
Dorothy Stainsby, Hannah Cohen and Brian McClelland
16 Alternatives to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion 89
Dafydd Thomas and Beverley Hunt
17 Blood Substitutes and Oxygen Therapeutics 95
Kenneth C. Lowe
18 Appropriate Use of Blood and Better Blood Transfusion 99
Mike Murphy
19 Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies 104
Aleksandar Mijovic, Derwood Pamphilon and Suzanne Watt
20 Blood Transfusion in a Regulatory Environment and the EU Directives 110
Shubha Allard, Clare Taylor and Angela Robinson
Index 117
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.4.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | ABC Series | ABC Series |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hämatologie |
| Schlagworte | Blood Transfusion • Bluttransfusion • Bluttransfusionen • Hämatologie • Hämatologie • Medical Science • Medical Sciences Special Topics • Medizin • Spezialthemen Medizin |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4443-1239-1 / 1444312391 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4443-1239-3 / 9781444312393 |
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