Principles of transfusion medicine

Author(s)

• Rossi, Ennio Claudio

Bibliographic Information

Principles of transfusion medicine

editors, Ennio C. Rossi ... [et al.]

Williams & Wilkins, c1996

2nd ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a practical guide for safe and effective use of blood as a drug. It has a practical focus, with a format that blends transfusion science with clinical concerns, and includes contributions from the areas of pathology, internal medicine, surgery, anaesthesiology and paediatrics. This new edition includes 15 new chapters, and the "Organization of Blood Services" section has been restructured to guide the reader through the intensified regulatory environment and the use of computers a control devices. The text also discusses how blood banks can meet the FDA's tight new guidelines, using audit and error management as the key to process control.

Table of Contents

• The red cell
• special problems of red cell transfusion
• the platelet
• special problems of platelet transfusion
• the white cell
• the plasma
• special problems of plasma component theory
• the bone marrow
• apheresis
• transfusion in the surgical patient
• haemostasis and surgery
• transfusion - transmitted diseases
• transfusion reactions
• tissue and organ banking
• organization of blood services.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA27137917
• ISBN:
  • 0683073869
• LCCN: 95011651
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 952 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RM171
  • NLM : WB 356 P957 1996
  • DC20 : 615/.39
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Blood -- Transfusion
  • MESH : Blood Transfusion