Description
Structured to be a companion to the recently published Handbook of Transfusion Medicine, the Handbook of Pediatric Transfusion Medicine is dedicated to pediatric hematology-oncology and transfusion medicine, a field which remains ambiguous and which has generated few comprehensive texts. This book stands alone as one of the few texts that addresses transfusion issues specific to pediatric medicine. Written in an eminently readable style, this authoritative handbook is a requirement for any pediatric physician or caregiver.- Neonatal and fetal immune response and in utero development issues- Blood compatability and pre-transfusion testing issues specific to pediatric and neonatal transfusion- Therapeutic apheresis including red blood cell exchange and prophylactic chronic erythrocytapheresis for sickle cell patients- Also includes a section that concentrates on the consent, quality and legal issues of blood transfusion and donation
Table of Contents
Blood DonationComponent Preparation and StorageBlood ComponentsRed Blood Cell Antigens andHuman Blood GroupsPretransfusion Compatibility TestingSerologic Investigation of Unexpected AntibodiesLeukoreduced Products: Prevention of Leukocyte-Related Transfusion-Associated Adverse EffectsPreparation of Blood Components to Reduce Cytomegalovirus and Other Infectious RisksIrradiated ProductsWashed and/or Volume-Reduced Blood ComponentsTechnical Considerations/Mechanical DevicesRed Blood Cell Transfusions in the Neonate, Infant, Child, and AdolescentTransfusion of the Pediatric Surgery, Trauma, and Intensive Care Unit PatientPediatric Transfusion in Developing CountriesExchange Transfusion in the InfantGranulocyte Transfusions in the Neonate and ChildExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Cardiopulmonary BypassHemolytic Disease of the NewbornHemoglobinopathiesThe Bleeding Child: Congenital and Acquired DisordersTransfusion of the Patient with Autoimmune HemolysisPlatelet Transfusions in the Infant and ChildBone Marrow–Derived Stem CellsPeripheral Blood Stem CellsUmbilical Cord Blood Stem CellsTransfusion ReactionsNoninfectious Complications of Pediatric TransfusionInfectious ComplicationsTherapeutic ApheresisTherapeutic CytapheresisTherapeutic Plasma Exchange: Rationales and IndicationsAppendix Transfusion Formulas
