Alternatives to Blood Transfusion in Transfusion Medicine

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-11-08
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Meeting the needs of patients while minimizing blood transfusions requires special expertise, precise monitoring and innovative techniques. This cutting-edge resource covers all the important clinical aspects of transfusion medicine in diverse clinical settings, with a special emphasis on alternatives to transfusion.Edited by a multidisciplinary team consisting of a transfusion specialist, an anesthesiologist and an intensive care specialist this book is endorsed by the Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives. The contributors review the appropriate use of fluids and of blood products, and describe the latest treatment options available to decrease the need for allogeneic blood products including: Argon beam Cell saver Harmonic scalpel Normovolemic haemodilution Synthetic erythropoietin Antifibrinolytics Recombinant factor VIIa Advanced monitoring of hemostasis Intravenous ironThe new edition is a key reference source for all those involved in the practice of blood management and conservation.

Author Biography

Professor Alice Maniatis, Haematology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Greece, Athens, Greece and former President of Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives (NATA).

Dr Jean-Francois Hardy, Department of Anesthesia, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec, Canada and on the Board of Directors of NATA.

Dr Phillipe van der Linden, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Brussels, Belguim and on the Board of Directors of NATA.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
Preface
History and Development of Transfusion Medicine
From blood transfusion to transfusion medicine
Allogeneic Blood Usage -- Risks and Benefits
Allogeneic Blood Components
Current Information on the Infectious Risks of Allogeneic Blood Transfusion
Immunological Complications of Transfusion
Immunomodulation and Allogeneic Transfusion
Pathogen Inactivation (of Blood Components)
The Benefits of Allogeneic Erythrocyte Transfusion: What Evidence Do We Have?
Volume Replacement
Plasma and Albumin
Plasma and Albumin
Crystalloids and Synthetic Colloids
Pharmacology of Intravenous Fluids
Crystalloids Versus Colloids: The Controversy
Effects of Synthetic Colloids on Hemostasis
Hydroxyethyl starch and renal dysfunction
Choice of a Synthetic Colloid for Surgery
Choice of a Colloid for Intensive Care Patients
Hypertonic Saline Solutions for the Initial Treatment of Patients with Traumatic Injuries
Hyperchloremic Acidosis
Tolerance of Anemia
Basic Principles of Oxygen Transport and Calculations
Assessment of Tissue Oxygenation
Tissue Oxygenation and Blood Transfusion
Anemia and Cardiovascular Disease
Perioperative Hemostasis
Monitoring of Hemostasis in the Perioperative Setting
Antifibrinolytics in open heart surgery
Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Activated Factor VII to Control Bleeding in Non-hemophiliac Patients
Transfusion Triggers
Role of Hemoglobin/Hematocrit
Calculation of Blood Loss
Management of massive transfusion
Alternatives to Allogeneic Blood Transfusion
Pharmaceutical Approaches
Iron deficiency: causes, diagnosis and management
Current Status of Perisurgical Erythropoietin Therapy
Erythropoietin and Iron Therapy in Patients with Renal Failure
Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitutes
Perfluorocarbon Emulsions
Surgical Techniques
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Impact on Blood Loss and Transfusion
Adjunctive Strategies to Impact Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery
Anesthetic Techniques
Anesthetic Techniques to Reduce Blood Loss
Controlled Hypotension Decreases Blood Transfusion Requirement: Fact or Fallacy?
Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution
Hyperoxic Hemodilution
Intraoperative and Postoperative Cell Salvage
Special Settings
Anemia and Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critical Care
Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Alternatives to Treat the Anemia of Prematurity
Transfusion Alternatives in Orthopedic Surgery
Transfusion Alternatives in Obstetrics
Legal and Ethical Issues in Transfusion Medicine
Ethical Aspects of Informed Consent: American Models
Blood Transfusions, Jehovah's Witnesses and the American Patients' Rights Movement
Cost Issues
The Cost and Cost Effectiveness of Allogeneic and Autologous Blood
Autologous Blood Predonation in Cardiac Surgery
Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacological Alternatives
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