Handbook of Transfusion Medicine

This text is intended for all who are involved in prescribing, supplying and administering blood products. It should be useful to medical, laboratory and nursing staff and also to those responsible for the safe transport and delivery of blood to the patient. Correctly used, blood and blood products can save lives and provide clinical benefit to many patients. This book attempts to summarize existing evidence about effective treatment and to give a balanced view of current opinion about good clinical practice in transfusion for patients in the United Kingdom.