Contreras ABC of Transfusion

4. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1239-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 128 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: ABC Series

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 ofblood transfusions. The ABC of Transfusion is a wellestablished 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 bloodtransfusion, including the various complications that canarise.
This fourth edition of ABC of Transfusion includes fivenew chapters on all the latest issues including pre-transfusiontesting, vCJD, stem cell transplantation, immunotherapy, andappropriate use of blood - reflecting the fact that transfusionmedicine has been revolutionised.
Useful as a practical guide, a refresher or for quick reference,it covers all essential transfusion matters and is an ideal sourceof information for all health professionals involved with safe andefficient use of blood.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Contreras, Marcela

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors v
Introduction vii
1 The Blood Donor: Demographics Donor Selection and Tests on Donor Blood 1
Liz Caffrey Patricia Hewitt and John Barbara
2 Supply and Demand for Blood and Blood Components and Stock Management 6
Judith Chapman Peter Garwood and Sue Knowles
3 Compatibility Testing Before Transfusion; Blood Ordering and Administration 10
Marcela Contreras and Aleksandar Mijovic
4 Red Cell Transfusion 15
Mike Murphy and Jonathan Wallis
5 Platelet and Granulocyte Transfusions 22
Modupe Elebute Simon Stanworth and Cristina Navarrete
6 Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn and its Prevention 27
Fiona Regan Sailesh Kumar and Marcela Contreras
7 Fetal and Neonatal Transfusion 33
Helen V. New and Sailesh Kumar
8 Plasma Products and Indications for Their Use 40
Hannah Cohen and Trevor Baglin
9 Human Albumin Solutions and the Controversy of Crystalloids Versus Colloids 48
Neil Soni
10 Treatment of Massive Haemorrhage in Surgery and Trauma 54
Tim Walsh
11 Immunological Complications of Blood Transfusion 61
Marcela Contreras and Cristina Navarrete
12 Infectious Complications of Blood Transfusion: Bacteria and Parasites 69
John Barbara and Marcela Contreras
13 Infectious Complications of Blood Transfusion: Viruses 74
John Barbara and Marcela Contreras
14 Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and its Impact on the UK Blood Supply 79
Patricia Hewitt James Ironside and Marcela Contreras
15 Risks of Transfusion in the Context of Haemovigilance: SHOT - the UK Haemovigilance System 83
Dorothy Stainsby Hannah Cohen and Brian McClelland
16 Alternatives to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion 89
Dafydd Thomas and Beverley Hunt
17 Blood Substitutes and Oxygen Therapeutics 95
Kenneth C. Lowe
18 Appropriate Use of Blood and Better Blood Transfusion 99
Mike Murphy
19 Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies 104
Aleksandar Mijovic Derwood Pamphilon and Suzanne Watt
20 Blood Transfusion in a Regulatory Environment and the EU Directives 110
Shubha Allard Clare Taylor and Angela Robinson
Index 117

Über Autor(innen)

Marcela Contreras, DBE, Chairman - Blood Transfusion International; Professor of Transfusion Medicine, Royal Free and University College Hospitals Medical School, London, UK and retired National Director of Diagnostics, Development and Research, National Blood Service, London, UK