Now in the 17th edition, "AABB's Technical Manual" remains one of the most globally referenced sources of information in blood banking, transfusion medicine and cellular therapy. It is considered a comprehensive text that is sought after as a valuable resource assisting both seasoned professionals and newcomers in finding critical information quickly. With updated methods, illustrations, charts and more, each of the 32 chapters have been revised to reflect the latest research in the field.
Quality Issues; Quality Management Systems: Theory and Practice; Facilities, Work Environment, and Safety; Regulatory Issues in Blood Banking; Disaster Management; Blood Donation and Collection; Allogeneic and Autologous Blood Donor Selection; Whole Blood Collection and Component Processing at Blood Collection Centers; Blood Component Collection by Apheresis; Infectious Disease Screening; Storage, Monitoring, Pretransfusion Processing, and Distribution of Blood Components; Blood Groups; Molecular Biology and Immunology in Transfusion Medicine; Blood Group Genetics; ABO, H, and Lewis Blood Groups and Structurally Related Antigens; The Rh System; Other Blood Groups; Antigen and Antibody Testing; Pretransfusion Testing; Identification of Antibodies to Red Cell Antigens; The Positive Direct Antiglobulin Test and Immune-Mediated Hemolysis; Platelet and Granulocyte Antigens and Antibodies; The HLA System; Clinical Considerations in Transfusion Practice; Hemotherapy Decisions and Their Outcomes; Administration of Blood Components; Perinatal Issues in Transfusion Practice; Neonatal and Pediatric Transfusion Practice; Patient Blood Management; Transfusion Support for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients; Therapeutic Apheresis; Noninfectious Complications of Blood Transfusion; Approaches in Blood Utilization Auditing; Transplantation; Collecting and Processing Marrow Products for Transplantation; Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Collected by Apheresis; Umbilical Cord Blood; Human Tissue Allografts and the Hospital Transfusion Service; Methods; Methods Introduction; General Laboratory Methods; Red Cell Typing; Antibody Detection, Identification, and Compatibility Testing; Investigation of a Positive DAT; Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn; Blood Collection, Component Preparation, and Storage; Transplantation of Cells and Tissues; Quality Control; Appendices; Index.
