Blood Safety and Surveillance (PDF)

Presenting the most up-to-date and authoritative reference on the risks and risk-prevention strategies of blood transfusions, Blood Safety and Surveillance compiles a breadth of information on the reactions, immunological complications, and potential for disease transmission related to blood transfusions in a broad context. Combines numerous resources to become the ideal, multifaceted one-stop handbook! Balancing medical concerns with in-depth scientific research, Blood Safety and Surveillance 7describes a host of reactions and potential sources of infection in blood transfusions 7considers common and rare transmissible diseases around the world, such as the human immunodeficiency, hepatitis, and human T-lymphotropic viruses 7reviews parasitic and tickborne diseases, including a description of the transmission of babesiosis 7studies alternatives to allogenic blood 7examines cost- and time-effective techniques for reducing transfusion risks 7elaborates on the latest red blood cell substitutes 7targets preventable errors and accidents related to transfusions and the role of public health agencies in monitoring and regulating procedures 7and more! Written by nearly 40 expert contributors and containing almost 2000 literature references, tables, drawings, and photographs, Blood Safety and Surveillance immeasurably improves the arsenal of knowledge of hematologists, infectious disease specialists, blood bank personnel, intensive and critical care physicians, internists, public health officials, health care managers, and medical school students in these disciplines.