Marcela Contreras

ABC of Transfusion

Ed. by Contreras, Marcela

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The ABC of Transfusion is a comprehensive, highly regarded guide to all the practical aspects of blood transfusion. Blood services and clinical blood transfusion have become more scientific, well organised and managed over the last 10 years and more is known about the aetiology of the complications of blood transfusions.

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Blood services and Transfusion Medicine have become more clinical, scientific, well organised and consolidated over the last 20 years. More is known about the 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 all essential transfusion matters and is an ideal source of information for all health professionals involved with safe and efficient use of blood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BMJ Books / Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A405156460
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 220mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 425g
• ISBN-13: 9781405156462
• ISBN-10: 1405156465
• Artikelnr.: 22950349

Autorenporträt

Marcela Contreras, Professor of Transfusion Medicine, Royal Free & University College Hospitals Medical School, National Director of Diagnostics, Development & Research, National Blood Service, London, UK

Inhaltsangabe

1 The blood donor: demographics, donor selection and tests on donor blood.
2 Supply and demand for blood and blood components, and stock management. 3
Compatibility testing before transfusion and blood ordering policies. 4
Transfusion of red cells. 5 Platelet and granulocyte transfusions. 6
Haemolytic disease of the newborn and its prevention. 7 Fetal and neonatal
transfusion. 8 Plasma, plasma products and indications for their use (to
include plasma exchange). 9 Human albumin solutions and the controversy of
crystalloids versus colloids. 10 The treatment of massive haemorrhage: in
surgery and in trauma. 11 Immunological complications of transfusion. 12
Infectious complications of blood transfusion: bacteria and parasites. 13
Infectious complications of blood transfusion: viruses. 14 vCJD and its
impact on the UK blood supply. 15 Cellular and immunotherapies. 16
Alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion including autologous
transfusion. 17 Blood substitutes. 18 Risks of transfusion in the context
of haemovigilance. SHOT: the UK haemovigilance system. 19 Appropriate use
of blood and "Better Blood Transfusion". 20 Blood transfusion in a
regulatory environment and the EU Directive