Using a practical approach, the Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking provides veterinary practitioners with evidence-based guidelines to refer to at the clinical practice level. Provides evidence-based information on transfusion medicine and blood banking practices Presents sections on recipient screening, donor selection, blood collection and storage, and how to meet blood product demands Includes useful protocols for transfusions and blood banking relevant to clinical practice Incorporates the balanced perspectives of veterinarians and veterinary technicians Contains information pertaining to large, small, and exotic animals

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. Presents procedures for blood collection, processing, and storage in the veterinary setting Describes blood components and their key uses Provides an overview of blood collection techniques and systems, emphasizing popular configurations for veterinary blood products Offers concise and comprehensive guidelines for veterinary professionals to ensure the overall quality of the service Includes access to a companion website with full-color images from the book available in PowerPoint

1. Basic Immunology Related to Blood Group Serology 2. Blood Group Genetics 3. ABO Blood Group System 4. ABO Blood Grouping: Methods and Discrepancies 5. Rh Blood Group System 6. Other Blood Group Systems 7. Donor Selection and Blood Collection 8. Preservation, Storage and Transport of Blood 9. Antihuman Globulin Test 10. Antibody Detection (Screening) and Identification 11. Pretransfusion and Compatibility Testing 12. Blood Components and their Preparation 13. Apheresis 14. Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion 15. Investigations in a Case of Transfusion Reaction 16. Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases 17. Nucleic Acid Amplification Test in Blood Banking 18. Hemolytic Disease of Newborn 19. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients and Blood Substitutes 20. Automation and Recent Advances in Blood Bank 21. Hemovigilance, National Blood Policy and Biomedical Waste 22. Quality Programs in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine 23. Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules 24. Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplantation 25. Transfusion Regulation and Legislation Bibliography Index

Jeffrey McCullough offers a concise, clinically focused and practical approach to this important area of medicine. This book offers complete guidance on the full range of topics from donor recruitment, blood collection and storage, to testing and transfusing blood components, complications and transmissible diseases, as well as cellular engineering, therapeutic apheresis, and the role of hematopoietic growth factors. It is a good introduction to transfusion for hematology or oncology fellows and technologists specialising in blood banking.

“Both authors have dealt in an authoritative way withthe still rapidly expanding specialty and the eleventh edition ofthe book will be of the greatest value to all who are interested inthe scientific and practical aspects of blood transfusion inclinical medicine.” From the Foreword by Professor P.L. Mollison Highly respected, long-established book that has become the"bible" in transfusion medicine Why Buy This Book? Provides a sound basis for understanding modern transfusionmedicine Definitive reference source for any clinician involved withpatients requiring transfusion and for all staff working intransfusion services, immunohaematology laboratories and bloodbanks Highly practical advice on management issues for theclinician Completely revised and updated to reflect the rapid pace ofchange in transfusion medicine Written by two of the world's leading experts in the field

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). Expert Opinion essays, written by well-known, frequently published experts, discuss interesting topics of research or new advances in the field. Important terms are defined in the margins of the pages on which they appear, enabling readers to easily check the meaning of an unfamiliar term where it appears in context. Margin notes highlight important concepts and points, remind readers of previously discussed topics, offer an alternative perspective, or refer readers to other sources for further information. Material conforms to the most recent AABB standards for the most accurate, up-to-date information on immunohematology. Advanced concepts, beyond what is required for entry-level practice, are set apart from the rest of the text so readers can easily differentiate between basic and advanced information. A new chapter on Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Cellular Therapy (chapter 19) provides cutting-edge coverage of cellular therapy and its relevance to blood-banking. New content has been added on molecular genetics, component therapy, and International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) nomenclature, as well as the latest information on HIV, hepatitis, quality assurance, and information systems. Coverage of new technologies, such as nucleic acid technology and gel technology, keeps readers current with advances in the field.

This guide to laboratory procedure in transfusions for dogs and cats provides easily accessible, clinical information regarding the collection, storage, and use of blood and blood products in the small animal patient. It includes step-by-step procedures for the separation of whole blood into components, along with ahow to for establishing a