ABC of transfusion [electronic book] / edited by Marcela Contreras.
Contributor(s): Contreras, Marcela [editor.]
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BookSeries: ABC series (Malden, Mass.).Publisher: Chichester : John Wiley and Sons, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Fouth edition.Description: online resource (vii, 119 pages) : color illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781405156462 (paperback); 1405156465 (paperback); 9781444312393 (e-book).Subject(s): Blood -- TransfusionAdditional physical formats: Print version : ABC of transfusionDDC classification: 615.39 Online resources: E-book Also available in print form. Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 615.39 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 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
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About the ABC of Transfusion
Edited by Marcela Contreras, DBE, Royal Free & University College Hospitals Medical School, London, UK and Blood Transfusion International