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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452891603321

Autore

De Silvestro Giustina

Titolo

Transfusion medicine and patient safety [[electronic resource] /] / Giustina de Silvestro, Arianna Veronesi, Maria Vicarioto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : De Gruyter, c2013

ISBN

3-11-028707-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

Patient Safety ; ; .

Patient safety ; ; v. 7

Classificazione

XL 1587

Altri autori (Persone)

VeronesiArianna

VicariotoMaria

Disciplina

615.3/9

Soggetti

Blood - Transfusion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Basics of transfusion medicine -- The transfusion process -- Automation and computerization of the transfusion process -- Biological validation of blood components -- Error in transfusion medicine.

Sommario/riassunto

Blood transfusion is considered a life-saving therapy since ancient times, but, at the same time, a high-risk procedure. Nowadays the common perception is that infection is the greatest risk, even if the blood has never been safer from this point of view. Currently, the residual risk of transfusion must be related mainly to immunological mechanisms underlying to AB0 and minor blood systems, to compatibility of blood transfused and to development of irregular antibodies in transfused patients. "Transfusion Medicine and Patient Safety" aims to provide the basic of immunohematology to readers and to analyze the transfusional process highlighting the most critical points, thus more exposed to errors. Screening on blood and blood components for infectious diseases along with the surveillance action on emerging viruses results in the drastic reduction of post-transfusion infection, together with the potential to further increase the level of security from infection through the inactivation of blood components.The text also describes the major diagnostic systems and



organizational models that modern technology provides us with a correct immunohematological diagnosis and an appropriate trasfusional therapy.