Mollison's Blood Transfusion in Clinical Medicine is an icon in the field of transfusion and the first edition was published in 1951. The book arose from the concept of the transfusionist, as both scientist and expert consultant. For many years, this text has provided the primary, and often the sole, reference for detailed information and practical experience in blood transfusion. The book is completely revised and updated throughout to include the latest advances and developments in the field.
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Harvey Klein is Chief, Department of Transfusion Medicine, NIH Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Centre and past-President of the American Association of Blood Banks. He is a recognized leader in defining transfusion medicine as a broader-based clinical and laboratory consultative subspecialty. Dr. Klein has published widely, authoring or co-authoring more than 150 publications, including journal articles and book chapters on transfusion medicine in major textbooks on hematology, internal medicine, and blood banking. He is on the editorial boards of Transfusion and Transfusion Medicine Reviews.
Professor David Anstee is the Director of the Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences, as affiliated Institute of the University of Bristol which includes the International Blood Group Reference Laboratory, a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre. He is also the Research co-ordinator for the National Blood Service in England and the former editor of the journal, Transfusion Medicine.
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Mollison's Blood Transfusion in Clinical Medicine, 12th edition
By Harvey G. Klein MD, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA and David J. Anstee PhD, FRCPath, FMedSci, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Since the first edition was published in 1951, Mollison's Blood Transfusion in Clinical Medicine has become an icon in the field of transfusion, providing the definitive reference for detailed information and practical experience in blood transfusion.
Now in its 12th edition, Mollison's is completely revised and updated throughout to reflect the rapid pace of change in transfusion medicine, with new sections on paediatric transfusion issues, peri-operative blood conservation strategies, and intra-operative cell salvage. In addition, the emerging field of cord blood transfusion and cord blood banking are also discussed in detail.
- Written by two of the world's leading experts in the field
- Packed with highly practical advice on management for the clinician
- Provides a sound basis for understanding modern transfusion medicine
The latest edition of Mollison's Blood Transfusion in Clinical Medicine offers an essential resource of current information for all health care professionals involved with patients requiring blood transfusion, in particular haematologists and transfusionists.
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Zusammenfassung
Mollison's Blood Transfusion in Clinical Medicine is an icon in the field of transfusion and the first edition was published in 1951. The book arose from the concept of the transfusionist, as both scientist and expert consultant. For many years, this text has provided the primary, and often the sole, reference for detailed information and practical experience in blood transfusion. The book is completely revised and updated throughout to include the latest advances and developments in the field.
Inhalt
Preface to twelfth edition v
Preface to eleventh edition vii
Preface to first edition ix
In memoriam: Professor Mollison xi
1 Blood donors and the withdrawal of blood 1
2 Transfusion of blood, blood components and plasma alternatives in oligaemia 22
3 Immunology of red cells 53
4 ABO, H, LE, P1PK, GLOB, I and FORS blood group systems 118
5 The Rh blood group system (including LW and RHAG) 167
6 Other red cell antigens 214
7 Red cell antibodies against self-antigens, bound antigens and induced antigens 259
8 Blood grouping techniques 303
9 The transfusion of red cells 356
10 Red cell incompatibility in vivo 411
11 Haemolytic transfusion reactions 458
12 Haemolytic disease of the fetus and the newborn 499
13 Immunology of leucocytes, platelets and plasma components 549
14 The transfusion of platelets, leucocytes, haematopoietic progenitor cells and plasma components 611
15 Some unfavourable effects of transfusion 660
16 Infectious agents transmitted by transfusion 696
17 Exchange transfusion and haemapheresis 764
18 Alternatives to allogeneic transfusion 800
19 Plasma fractionation and fractionation products 846
Appendices 873
Index 892
Colour plate section facing p. 148