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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 18. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies > |
Chapter 233. Transfusion Therapy
Sections: Transfusion Therapy: Introduction, Transfusion of Available Blood Products, Complications of Blood Transfusions, Acknowledgment, References.
Topics Discussed: blood transfusion; transfusion.
Excerpt:"Effective and safe blood transfusion began in the early to middle
20th century when preservative solutions were developed and blood
group types were identified. Continued advances in transfusion medicine
have improved our understanding of the benefits and risks of blood
component replacement.1 Currently, available products
are purified so that precise factor or component replacement is
common practice. Although there have been significant advances in
individual factor and component replacement, an effective hemoglobin
substitute is not yet available for clinical use.2..."
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