DESCRIPTION:
Practical Transfusion Medicine for the Small Animal Practitioner, Second Edition provides clinically oriented guidance on all aspects of blood banking, compatibility testing, and patient blood management for dogs and cats.
- Presentsproceduresforbloodcollection, processing, and storage in theveterinarysetting
- Describes bloodcomponents and theirkey uses
- Providesanoverview of bloodcollectiontechniques and systems, emphasizing popular configurationsforveterinarybloodproducts
- Offersconcise and comprehensiveguidelinesforveterinaryprofessionals to ensuretheoverallquality of theservice
- Includesaccess to a companionwebsitewith full-color imagesfromthebookavailable in PowerPoint
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 The Blood Donor
Owner Recruitment
Donor Attributes
Chapter 2 Blood Collection
Basic Equipment Needs
Anticoagulants-Preservative and Red Cell Additive Solutions
Blood Collection Systems
Chapter 3 Blood Product Overview
Blood Components
Whole Blood and Red Cells
Fresh Whole Blood
Whole Blood or Stored Whole Blood
Red Blood Cells
Plasma Products
Fresh Frozen Plasma
Plasma or Stored Plasma
Croprecipitated Antihemophilic Factor
Cryoprecipitate-poor Plasma
Platelets
Further Processing
Chapter 4 Clinical Considerations in Transfusion Practice
Laboratory Evaluation for Pre-transfusion
Blood Typing
The Crossmatch
Considerations for Transfusion
Decision to Transfuse
Compatible IV Solutions
Blood Administration Sets
Preparing Blood for Transfusion
Initiating Blood Administration??
Chapter 5 Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
Non-hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
Other Transfusion Reactions
Chapter 6 Methods and Storage
Blood Typing
Compatibility Testing
Selection of Blood Collection Systems
Pre-processing Guidelines
Preparation of Fresh Whole Blood
Preparation of Red Cells and Fresh Frozen Plasma
Cryoprecipitate and Cryo-Poor Plasma
Preparation of Platelet Concentrates
Purchasing and Receiving Blood from External Sources
Storage of Blood Products
Product Records
Chapter 7 Quality Assurance
Quality Team
Records
Inventory Management
