Alternatives to Blood Transfusion in Transfusion Medicine, 2nd Edition

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Alternatives to Blood Transfusion in Transfusion Medicine, 2nd Edition

Alice Maniatis,Jean-François Hardy,Phillipe van der Linden

Description

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.

Features

Unique multidisciplinary textbook on transfusion alternatives

Edited by an international and multidisciplinary team - consisting of a transfusion specialist, an anaesthetist and an intensive care specialist
Endorsed by the Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives (NATA)
Covers all the sophisticated techniques and technologies developed to eliminate the need for blood transfusion. Examines the various treatment options available to bloodless medicine and surgery centres including argon beam, cell saver, electro-cautery, harmonic scapel, haemodilution, and synthetic erythropoietin
Promotes better and more effective use of blood products and transfusion alternatives in clinical practice.

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