Practical Transfusion Medicine for the Small Animal Practitioner

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

Preface

About the Companion Website

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

Index

Author Information

Carolyn A. Sink, MS, MT (ASCP) supervises Virginia Tech Animal Laboratory Services (ViTALS) at Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.