To reduce transfusion-related morbidity and mortality, it is recommended that an integrated approach to blood management is employed using all available tools to reduce a patient's exposure to donor blood. Meeting the need for a book covering the concepts of blood management as a trend towards multidisciplinary blood management, this new edition is an important resource, providing healthcare professionals with a tool to develop background knowledge in blood management, its organization, methods and tools. Practicing clinicians will be fully prepared to successfully start and run blood management programs.
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This is a valuable guide if you are interested in setting up a blood management program for your organization. (Doody s, 15 February 2013)
Preface, vii Preface to the First Edition, viii 1 History and
Organization of Blood Management, 1 2 Physiology of Anemia and Oxygen
Transport, 9 3 Anemia Therapy I: Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents, 21 4
Anemia Therapy II: Hematinics, 36 5 Growth Factors, 51 6 Fluid Management,
67 7 Chemistry of Hemostasis, 81 8 Recombinant Blood Products, 100 9
Artificial Blood, 109 10 Oxygen Therapy, 124 11 Preparation of the Patient
for Surgery, 139 12 Iatrogenic Blood Loss, 160 13 Physical Methods of
Hemostasis, 173 14 Anesthesia More than Sleeping, 191 15 Use of
Autologous Blood, 201 16 Cell Salvage, 212 17 Blood-Derived
Pharmaceuticals, 229 18 Transfusion Medicine, 245 19 Step by Step to an
Organized Blood Management Program, 262 20 Law, Ethics, Religion, and Blood
Management, 285 Appendix A: Detailed Information, 297 Appendix B: Sources
of Information for Blood Management, 305 Appendix C: Program Tools and
Forms, 309 Appendix D: Teaching Aids: Research and Projects, 323 Index, 327
