Offering a concise overview of transfusion medicine, including best practices for specific clinical settings, this practical resource by Dr. Robert W. Maitta covers the key information you need to know. Holistic, multidisciplinary coverage and a succinct, easy-to-read format make it essential reading for transfusion specialists, as well as practitioners in other specialties whose patients undergo blood transfusions.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Chapter 1. Quality Concepts in Transfusion Medicine - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Regulatory Oversight and Accreditation - p. 11 9. Chapter 3. ABO and Rh Blood Groups - p. 15 10. Chapter 4. Common Significant Non-ABO Antibodies and Blood Group Antigen Alloimmunization - p. 25 11. Chapter 5. Pretransfusion Testing - p. 41 12. Chapter 6. Indications for Transfusion and Dosing of Blood Components - p. 53 13. Chapter 7. Noninfectious Complications of Transfusion: Adverse Events - p. 69 14. Chapter 8. Infectious Complications of Transfusion of Blood Components - p. 85 15. Chapter 9. Transfusion Support in Emergencies - p. 93 16. Chapter 10. Transfusion Medicine in Pediatric Settings - p. 103 17. Chapter 11. Transfusion Medicine in Obstetrics and Prenatal Patients - p. 119 18. Chapter 12. Transfusion Approaches in the Transplanted Patient - p. 135 19. Chapter 13. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Collections and Cellular Therapies - p. 151 20. Chapter 14. Therapeutic Apheresis - p. 169 21. Chapter 15. New Concepts in Transfusion Medicine - p. 177 22. Chapter 16. Challenges Facing Transfusion Practices - p. 185 23. Index - p. 197
Offering a concise overview of transfusion medicine, including best practices for specific clinical settings, this practical resource by Dr. Robert W. Maitta covers the key information you need to know. Holistic, multidisciplinary coverage and a succinct, easy-to-read format make it essential reading for transfusion specialists, as well as practitioners in other specialties whose patients undergo blood transfusions.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Chapter 1. Quality Concepts in Transfusion Medicine - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Regulatory Oversight and Accreditation - p. 11 9. Chapter 3. ABO and Rh Blood Groups - p. 15 10. Chapter 4. Common Significant Non-ABO Antibodies and Blood Group Antigen Alloimmunization - p. 25 11. Chapter 5. Pretransfusion Testing - p. 41 12. Chapter 6. Indications for Transfusion and Dosing of Blood Components - p. 53 13. Chapter 7. Noninfectious Complications of Transfusion: Adverse Events - p. 69 14. Chapter 8. Infectious Complications of Transfusion of Blood Components - p. 85 15. Chapter 9. Transfusion Support in Emergencies - p. 93 16. Chapter 10. Transfusion Medicine in Pediatric Settings - p. 103 17. Chapter 11. Transfusion Medicine in Obstetrics and Prenatal Patients - p. 119 18. Chapter 12. Transfusion Approaches in the Transplanted Patient - p. 135 19. Chapter 13. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Collections and Cellular Therapies - p. 151 20. Chapter 14. Therapeutic Apheresis - p. 169 21. Chapter 15. New Concepts in Transfusion Medicine - p. 177 22. Chapter 16. Challenges Facing Transfusion Practices - p. 185 23. Index - p. 197
