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Wiley-Blackwell
14 April 2021
Explore this concise and clinically focused approach to the field of blood banking and transfusion therapy  

The Fifth Edition of Transfusion Medicine delivers a succinct, thorough, clinically focused, practical and authoritative treatment of a full range of topics in transfusion therapy. This ranges from issues with the blood supply, recruitment of both whole blood and apheresis donors, blood collection and storage, blood testing, blood safety, and transmissible diseases. This edition has been fully updated and revised to include exciting cellular therapies for cancer, transplantation of both hematopoietic cells and solid organs, infectious diseases and regenerative medicine.       

The Fifth Edition includes new authors with highly relevant content that provides a solid grounding for readers in the field. The book:  

Is an approachable comprehensive guide to the field of blood banking and transfusion medicine  Provides complete and timely perspective on  crucial topics, including the HLA system in transfusion medicine and transplantation and quality programs in blood banking and transfusion medicine  Is extensively referenced, making it simple for readers to conduct further research on the topics of interest to them   Includes new chapters on pediatric transfusion medicine and pathogen reduction   Has an expended chapter on patient blood management  Provides extensive discussions of the clinical use of blood transfusion in a wide variety of clinical situations including recent development In the management of acute traumatic blood loss    Provides updated information about blood groups and molecular testing making inroads into clinical practice along with discussions of laboratory detection of blood groups and provision of red cells  

Perfect for all those working in the field of blood banking, transfusion medicine and hematology or oncology and fellows in pathology, hematology, surgery and anesthesiology. Transfusion Medicine is a good introduction for technologists specializing in blood banking and non-medical personnel working in areas related to hematology and transfusion medicine. Transfusion Medicine will also earn a place in the libraries of practicing pathologists with responsibility for  blood banks. 
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Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 33mm
Weight:   1.225kg
ISBN:   9781119599531
ISBN 10:   1119599539
Pages:   592
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jeffrey McCullough, MD, is an international leader in transfusion medicine with experience in hospital transfusion service and blood supply organizations. He has been the recipient of many federal grants and contracts, and has been involved in advisory capacities to government and industry organizations both domestically and internationally. He served as editor of the journal Transfusion and has published more than 350 articles in medical literature. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Minnesota and Adjunct Professor at the Arizona State University.

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