All Blood Counts: A Manual for Blood Conservation & Patient Blood Management: A manual for blood conservation and patient blood management

Dafydd Thomas MB ChB FRCA

ISBN 10: 1903378958 / ISBN 13: 9781903378953

Published by Tfm Publishing Ltd (Medical), 2016

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Seller Inventory # wbs9055010446

Synopsis:

This book gathers together the collected wisdom of an experienced group of practitioners from the world of blood conservation including surgeons, anesthetists, hematologists, transfusion specialists, microbiologists, and legal advisors.
Topics included are: an historical overview, transfusion-transmitted diseases, changing demographics and the projected impact on blood supplies, who needs transfusion, practicalities and tips - how to do it, the laboratory perspective, hemodilution, intra-operative cell salvage, surgical methods to minimise blood loss, anesthetic methods to minimise blood loss, pharmacological methods to minimise blood loss, postoperative salvage, postoperative hemoglobin, cancer patients, patient consent and refusal, trauma management, patient ID and documentation, audit/clinical governance, the role of the Hospital Transfusion Team, education, national reports including European Directives, further information. Additional chapters will include pre-operative blood management, near-patient testing, the incidence and relevance of pre-operative anaemia, anaemia management in obstetrics, pre-operative anemia in orthopedics, hemostatic sealants, the effect of transfusion in cardiovascular surgery, transfusion alternatives.

About the Authors: Dafydd Thomas MB ChB FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK

John Thompson MS FRCSEd FRCS, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospitals, Exeter, UK

Biddy Ridler MB ChB, Blood Conservation Specialty Doctor, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospitals, Exeter, UK

Bibliographic Details

Title: All Blood Counts: A Manual for Blood ...
Publisher: Tfm Publishing Ltd (Medical)
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Like New