Basics of blood management /
Seeber, Petra.
Shander, Aryeh.
Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History and organization of blood management -- Physiology of anemia and oxygen transport -- Anemia therapy I : erythropoiesis stimulating proteins -- Anemia therapy II (hematinics) -- Growth factors -- Fluid therapy -- The chemistry of hemostasis -- Recombinant blood products -- Artificial blood components -- Oxygen therapy -- Preparation of the patient for surgery -- Iatrogenic blood loss -- The physics of hemostasis -- Anesthesia : more than sleeping -- The use of autologous blood -- Cell salvage -- Blood banking -- Transfusions part I : cellular components and plasma -- Transfusions part II : plasma fractions -- Law, ethics, religion, and blood management -- Step-by-step to an organized blood management program.
Transfusion-free surgery.
Blood
Blood banks.