Handbook of Transfusion Medicine - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123487757 ISBN 13: 9780123487759

Publisher: Academic Press, 2001

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Christopher Hillyer, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Krista Hillyer, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Leigh Jefferies, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

Leslie Silberstein, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadephia, U.S.A.

From the Back Cover

The Handbook of Transfusion Medicine is a valuable resource for anyone who transfuses blood products and derivatives. It is an up-to-date, easy-to-read, comprehensive manual, textbook, and reference. The Handbook's clinical approach makes it effective for use by all practitioners, including those in surgery, anesthesia, pediatrics, hematology, and oncology, as well as by the transfusion medicine specialist. With its breadth of information, concise, clear writing style, and attention to relevant technical detail, it is both an excellent starting point and an ongoing resource for medical and technical students and for medical, pediatric, and pathology residents and fellows.

@introbul:Sections Include:
@bul:* 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

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The first comprehensive yet practical handbook

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123487757
• ISBN 13: 9780123487759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 369
• Editor: Hillyer Christopher, Hillyer Krista L., Strobl Frank, Jefferies Leigh, Silberstein Leslie