Overview

Transfusion Update covers a broad range of topics concerning blood banks and transfusion, including collection and storage, testing and transfusing blood components, and cellular therapies. Comprised of four sections, divided into 81 chapters, the book begins with a section on clinical haemotherapy, which incorporates transfusion in medicine, surgery, maternal foetal and neonatal practice, massive transfusion, platelet therapy and apheresis. Other subsections include information on chronically transfused patients, and intervention bleeding patients. The second section provides information on cellular therapies, including stem cell therapy for a variety of diseases. The third section on blood safety covers important topics such as improving blood donor screening, bacterial detection in blood components, discarding of blood and blood components, and adverse transfusion reactions. The final miscellaneous section includes ethical issues and recent advances in the field of blood transfusion such as gel based technology. Transfusion Update features the latest in evidence-based transfusion medicine, enhanced by 70 illustrations, images and tables throughout. Key Points Comprehensive coverage of topics in transfusion medicine Up-to-date guidance on transfusion procedures, cellular therapies, safety, and discussion on future technologies 70 images, illustrations and tables

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Author:   Kanchan Bhardwaj
Publisher:   Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Imprint:   Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9789351525981

ISBN 10:   9351525988
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   30 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Clinical Hemotherapy Transfusion Practice in Medicine Transfusion in Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes Transfusion Therapy in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Sugar Free Antibodies: A New Treatment for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Transfusion Practice in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Transfusion Practice in Coronary Interventions Neurological ICU: Role of Red Blood Cell Transfusion Blood Transfusion Alternatives Role of Whole Blood in Transfusion Practice Transfusion Practice in Surgery Blood Conservation Strategies Thromboelastography Transfusion Support in Cardiac Surgery Transfusion Practice in Arthroplasty Restricting Transfusion Requirements in Major Orthopedic Surgery and its Alternatives Transfusion Support in Neurosurgery Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Transfusion Practice Noninvasive Prenatal Screening for Rh Hemolytic Disease Antenatal Antibody Screening and Intrauterine Transfusion in Pregnancy Antenatal Screening of Thalassemia Neonatal Transfusion Practice Transfusion Practice in Transplantation Transfusion Practice in Bone Marrow Transplantation and HLA Matching Transfusion Practice in Renal Transplants Recipients Incompatible Blood Type Kidney Transplantation Transfusion Practice in Heart Transplant Transfusion Practice in Liver Transplantation Massive Transfusion Massive Transfusion Protocol Massive Transfusion in Obstetrical Hemorrhage Platelet Therapy Inherited and Acquired Platelet Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapy Transfusion Practice in Dengue Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Clinicopathological Syndrome in Immunemediated Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Single Donor Platelets Versus Random Donor Platelets Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion Apheresis Maximizing the Resources: Multicomponent Collection Therapeutic Plateletpheresis Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis and Leucapheresis Red Cell Exchange in Clinical Practice Chronically Transfused Patients Transfusion Practice in Thalassemia Pediatrician and β-Thalassemia Iron Overload in Chronically Transfused Patients: Diagnosis and Treatment Transfusion in Sickle Cell Anemia Advanced Therapies for Treatment of Hemophilia Intervention in Bleeding Patients Bleeding Disorders: Lab Diagnosis Management of Coagulopathy in Liver Diseases Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Clinical Practice Plasma Versus Recombinant Clotting Factors Cryoprecipitate Section 2: Cellular Therapies Stem Cell Transplantation: Brief Overview Stem Cell in Regenerative Medicine: Applications and Cautions Stem Cell Therapy in Cardiovascular Diseases Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus Stem Cell Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease Role of Platelet Rich Plasma in Regenerative Medicine Role of Platelet Rich Plasma in Plastic Surgery Cord Blood Banking and Transplantation Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents versus Red Cell Transfusion Natural Killer Cells in Tumor and Transplantation Potential and Hazards of Gene Therapy Section 3: Blood Safety Leucoreduction Improving Blood Donor Screening by Nucleic Acid Technology ID-NAT Versus MP-NAT Occult Hbv Infection: A Risk for Transfusion Current Status of Bacterial Detection in Blood Components Pathogen Reduction Technology Discarding of Blood and Blood Components Adverse Transfusion Reactions Hemovigilance and its Launch in India Advances in Serological Assays for Screening Blood Donors for Infectious Agents Section 4: Miscellaneous The Evidence-based Transfusion Medicine Blood Bank Accreditation National Plasma Policy for Access to Plasma Derived Proteins for Clinical/Therapeutic Use Ethical Issues in Transfusion Medicine Gel Based Technology: Past, Present and Future Automated Blood Grouping and Antibody Screening Molecular Genotyping and its Applications to Transfusion Medicine Rare Blood Group Registry New Versus Old Blood Importance of Safe Blood Administration Practices Strategies to Reduce Unnecessary Transfusions Index

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Kanchan Bhardwaj MD MAMS FIAC FIMSA Professor and Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical, College, Patiala, Punjab, India

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