Textbook of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine

This comprehensive book on transfusion practices and immunohematology offers concise, thorough guidelines on the best ways to screen donors, store blood components, ensure safety, anticipate the potentially adverse affects of blood transfusion, and more. It begins with the basics of genetics and immunology, and then progresses to the technical aspects of blood banking and transfusion. Chapters are divided into sections on: Basic Science Review; Blood Group Serology; Donation, Preparation, and Storage; Pretransfusion Testing; Transfusion Therapy; Clinical Considerations; and Safety, Quality Assurance, and Data Management. Developed specifically for medical technologists, blood bank specialists, and residents, the new edition conforms to the most current standards of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB).

Developed specifically for medical technologists, blood bank specialists, and residents, this book offers guidelines on the ways to screen donors, store blood components, ensure safety, anticipate the potentially adverse affects of blood transfusion. It conforms to the standards of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB).

Section 1. Basic Science Review 1. Fundamentals of Genetics: Blood Bank Applications 2. Immunology: Review and Applications Section 2. Blood Group Serology 3. The ABO and H Blood Group Systems 4. The Lewis, Secretor and Soluble ABH Antigens: The I and P Blood Group Systems 5. The Rh Blood Group System 6. Other Blood Group Systems 7. The HLA System Section 3. Donation, Preparation, and Storage 8. Donor Screening and Phlebotomy 9. Component Preparation 10. Blood Component Preservation and Storage Section 4. Pretransfusion Testing 11. Compatibility Testing 12. Antibody Identification 13. Resolving ABO Typing Discrepancies and Other Typing Problems Section 5. Transfusion Therapy 14. Component Therapy 15. Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion Section 6. Clinical Considerations 16. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn 17. Transfusion Issues in Selected Patient Populations 18. Autoimmune and Drug-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemias 19. Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Cellular Therapy Section 7. Safety, Quality Assurance, and Data Management 20. Safety 21. Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and Peer Review 22. Record Keeping and Computers