Practical transfusion medicine [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael F. Murphy, Derwood H. Pamphilon

• Record Nr.: UNISA996217491303316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-19705-6; 9786610197057; 0-470-98841-X; 1-4051-4372-X
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 computer resource (469 p.) : ill. (some col.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MurphyMichael F (Michael Furber); PamphilonDerwood H
• Disciplina: 615/.39
• Soggetti: Blood - Transfusion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Essential immunology for transfusion medicine / Willem H. Ouwehand and Tim B. Wallington -- Human blood group systems / Geoff Daniels -- Human leucocyte antigens / Cristina V. Navarrete -- Platelet and neutrophil antigens / David L. Allen ... [et al.] -- The effective and safe use of blood components / Brian McClelland and Tim Walsh -- Bleeding associated with trauma and surgery / Beverley J. Hunt -- Prenatal and childhood transfusions / Irene Roberts -- Haematological disease / Michael F. Murphy and Simon J. Stanworth -- Transfusion strategies in organ transplant patients / Derwood H. Pamphilon -- Inherited and acquired coagulation disorders / Joanne E. Joseph and Samuel J. Machin -- Uses of intravenous immunoglobulin / David J. Unsworth and Tim B. Wallington -- Haemolytic transfusion reactions / Sue Knowles and Geoff Poole --; Febrile reactions and transfusion-related acute lung injury / Michael F. Murphy and Sheila MacLennan -- Urticarial and anaphylactic reactions / David J. Unsworth -- Bacterial contamination / Patricia Hewitt -- Post-transfusion purpura / Michael F. Murphy -- Immunomodulation and graft-versus host disease / Lorna M. Williamson and Cristina V. Navarrete -- Transfusion-transmitted infections / Alan D. Kitchen and ; John A.J. Barbara -- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease / Marc L. Turner -- Donors and blood collection / Liz Caffrey and Moji Gesinde -- Blood donation testing and the safety of blood supply / David Wenham and Simon J. Stanworth -- Production and storage of blood components / Lorna M. Williamson and Rebecca Cardigan -- Medicolegal aspects / Patricia E. Hewitt -- Blood transfusion in hospitals / Sue Knowles and Geoff Poole --; Autologous transfusion / Dafydd Thomas -- Tissue banking / Deirdre Fehily and Ruth M. Warwick -- Cord blood banking / Ruth M. Warwick, Sue Armitage and Deidre Fehily -- Therapeutic apheresis / Tim B. Wallington and David J. Unsworth -- Blood substitutes / Chris V. Prowse and David J. Roberts -- Cytokines in transfusion practice / Derwood Pamphilon -- Haemopoietic stem cell processing and storage / David H. McKenna and Mary E. Clay -- Haemopoietic stem cell transplantation and immunotherapy / Ian M. Franklin -- Gene therapy / Colin G. Steward and Marine Cavazzana-Calvo -- Recombinant antibodies and proteins / Marion Scott -- Blood transfusion in a global context / David Roberts ... [et al.] -- The design of interventional trials in transfusion medicine / Paul Hébert, Alan Tinmouth, and Dean Ferguson -- Getting the most out of the evidence for transfusion medicine / Simon J. Stanworth, S.J. Brunskill and Chris J. Hyde -- The future of transfusion medicine / Walter Sunny Dzik.