ABC of Transfusion (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Contreras, Marcela

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

ABC of Transfusion ABC of Transfusion Blood services and Transfusion Medicine have become more clinical, scientific, well organised and consolidated over the last 20 years. More is known about the real 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 allessential transfusion matters and is an ideal source of information for all health professionals involved with safe and efficient use of blood. About the ABC series The new ABC series has been thoroughly updated, offering a fresh look, layout and features throughout, helping you to access information and deliver the best patient care. The newly designed books remain an essential reference tool for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors and those in primary care, designed to address the concerns of general practitioners and provide effective study aids for doctors in training. Now offering over 40 titles, this extensive series provides you with a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics in all the major specialities. Each book in the new series now offers links to further information and articles, and a new dedicated website provides you with even more support. The ABC series is the essential and dependable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in general practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118703014
• Artikelnr.: 39054486

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