“It would be of great interest to students or practitioners in laboratory and/or transfusion medicine, anesthesiology, and surgery interested in alternatives to blood transfusion. The editors and authors are credible authorities in their fields.” (Doody’s, 9 September 2011)
“The book provides the state of the art in blood transfusion management and I shall certainly be referring to it often as I continue to develop a blood conservation programme in my own hospital.” (The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists, 1 July 2011)
Meeting the needs of patients while minimizing blood transfusions requires special expertise, precise monitoring and innovative techniques. This cutting-edge resource covers all the important clinical aspects of transfusion medicine in diverse clinical settings, with a special emphasis on alternatives to transfusion.
Edited by a multidisciplinary team consisting of a transfusion specialist, an anesthesiologist and an intensive care specialist this book is endorsed by the Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives. The contributors review the appropriate use of fluids and of blood products, and describe the latest treatment options available to decrease the need for allogeneic blood products including:
- Argon beam
- Cell saver
- Harmonic scalpel
- Normovolemic haemodilution
- Synthetic erythropoietin
- Antifibrinolytics
- Recombinant factor VIIa
- Advanced monitoring of hemostasis
- Intravenous iron
The new edition is a key reference source for all those involved in the practice of blood management and conservation.
From the Back Cover
Meeting the needs of patients while minimizing blood transfusions requires special expertise, precise monitoring and innovative techniques. This cutting-edge resource covers all the important clinical aspects of transfusion medicine in diverse clinical settings, with a special emphasis on alternatives to transfusion.
Edited by a multidisciplinary team consisting of a transfusion specialist, an anesthesiologist and an intensive care specialist this book is endorsed by the Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives. The contributors review the appropriate use of fluids and of blood products, and describe the latest treatment options available to decrease the need for allogeneic blood products including:
- Argon beam
- Cell saver
- Harmonic scalpel
- Normovolemic haemodilution
- Synthetic erythropoietin
- Antifibrinolytics
- Recombinant factor VIIa
- Advanced monitoring of hemostasis
- Intravenous iron
The new edition is a key reference source for all those involved in the practice of blood management and conservation.
About the Author
Professor Alice Maniatis, Haematology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Greece, Athens, Greece and former President of Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives (NATA).
Dr Jean-Francois Hardy, Department of Anesthesia, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec, Canada and on the Board of Directors of NATA.
Dr Phillipe van der Linden, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Brussels, Belguim and on the Board of Directors of NATA.
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