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Handbook of Transfusion Medicine
1st Edition - October 11, 2001
Editors: Christopher Hillyer, Krista L. Hillyer, Frank Strobl, Leigh Jefferies, Leslie Silberstein
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9780080533254
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Handbook of Transfusion Medicine is unique in that it provides a comprehensive and practical description of all blood products and blood cell types currently used in transfusions, their appropriate applications, pathophysiology of conditions managed by transfusion, and pathophysiology of adverse reactions. Each chapter follows a standard format including numerous tables and algorithms, with summary elements highlighted throughout by a second-color for quick reference.
Sections Include: * Blood collection and testing * Blood component description * Preparation and usage * Red blood cell antigens and antibodies * Specialized component processing * Specialized transfusion situations * Transfusion-transmitted diseases * Transfusion reactions * Infectious complications of transfusion * Therapeutic apheresis and quality * Acute bleeding and massive transfusion * Transfusion of the patient with a coagulopathy * Transfusion of obstetrics, pediatric, immunocompromised, and platelet refractory patients * Up-to-date references to all aspects of transfusion medicine
Blood Collection, Testing, and Processing Introduction to Blood Donors and Donation. Infectious Disease Testing. Component Preparation and Storage.
Blood Components Packed Red Blood Cells and Related Products. Fresh Frozen Plasma and Related Products. Cryoprecipitate and Related Products. Platelets and Related Products. Granulocytes. Coagulation Factor Concentrates. Albumin, Gamma Globulin and Related Derivatives.
Red Blood Cell Antigens and Antibodies Red Blood Cell Antigens and Human Blood Groups. Pre-Transfusion Compatibility Testing. Special Investigations in the Work-Up of Unexpected Antibodies and Blood Group Incompatibilities.
Specialized Component Processing or Testing Leukoreduced Products. CMV and Other Virus-Safe Products. Irradiated Components. Washed and Volume-Reduced Components.
Specialized Transfusion Situations Approach to Acute Bleeding and Massive Transfusion. Evaluation of the Bleeding Patient. Approach to the Platelet Refractory Patient. Approach to Transfusion in Obstetrics: Maternal and Fetal Considerations. Transfusion Management of Infants and Children. Approach to the Immunocompromised Patient.
Transfusion Reactions Acute and Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions. Febrile nonhemolytic Transfusion Reactions. Allergic Transfusion Reactions. Other Non-infectious Complications of Transfusion.
Infectious Complications of Transfusion Hepatitis. CMV and Other Herpesviruses. HIV and HTLV. Other Transfusion-Transmitted Infections. Bacterial Contamination of Blood Products.
Therapeutic Apheresis Overview and Practical Aspects of Therapeutic Apheresis. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Rationales and Indications. Therapeutic Cytapheresis: Red Blood Cell Exchange, Leukapheresis, and Thrombocytopheresis (Plateletpheresis).
Consent, Quality and Related Issues Informed Consent for Transfusion. Home Transfusion. Lookback and Recipient Notification, Product Recalls and Withdrawls. Process Improvement: One Essential of a Quality System.
No. of pages: 369
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: October 11, 2001
Imprint: Academic Press
eBook ISBN: 9780080533254
CH
Christopher Hillyer
Affiliations and expertise
Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
KH
Krista L. Hillyer
Affiliations and expertise
Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
FS
Frank Strobl
Affiliations and expertise
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
LJ
Leigh Jefferies
Affiliations and expertise
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
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Leslie Silberstein
Affiliations and expertise
Harvard University, School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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