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AABB: Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services
By American Association of Blood
Banks
2008 (25th ed),
133 pages, $145 list
The 25th edition of Standards for
Blood Banks and Transfusion Services details the latest standards of practice
in blood banking and transfusion medicine. As in the past, a quality management
system is the framework of the standards, with each of the 10 chapter headings
representing one of the 10 quality system essentials.
Bennett:
Laboratory Hemostasis, A
Practical Handbook for Pathologists
By
2007 (1st ed),
256 pages, 29 illus, $70 list
This handbook addresses the need
among practicing pathologists, laboratory supervisors/managers and clinicians
for a straightforward reference for managing a hemostasis
laboratory. The full spectrum of coagulation testing, basics of methodology and
instrumentation, and the responsibilities of the laboratory director are covered.
Coleman:
Hemostasis And Thrombosis: Basic Principles And
Clinical Practice
By Robert W Colman,
Victor J Marder, Alexander W Clowes,
James N George and Samuel Z Goldhaber
2006
(5th ed), 1827 pages, 483 illus, $299 list
Written by more than 160 of the
world's foremost authorities, this encyclopedic volume integrates basic science
and clinical practice and details all that is currently known about blood
clotting disorders and how to manage patients with these and related problems.
By Marcela Contreras
2009, (4th ed), 128 pages, 280
illus, $47 list
Blood services and Transfusion Medicine have become more clinical,
scientific, well organized and consolidated over the last 20 years. More is
known about the frequency and aetiology of the
hazards of blood transfusions. The ABC of
Transfusion is a well established
introduction for all staff working in blood services, blood transfusion
departments, surgical units and intensive care, and all prescribers and users
of blood. It is a comprehensive, highly regarded guide to all the practical
aspects of blood transfusion, including the various complications that can
arise.
Daniels:
Essential Guide to Blood Groups
By Geoff Daniels and Imelda Bromilow
2006 (1st ed),
112 pages, 29 illus, $40 list
Essential Guide to Blood Groups is the only pocket sized guide to provide essential
information on blood group systems. This handbook covers the serology,
inheritance, biochemistry, and molecular genetics of the most important blood
group systems, their clinical importance and techniques used in blood grouping,
troubleshooting, and quality assurance.
Harmening: Modern Blood Banking And
Transfusion Practices
By Denise M Harmening
2005 (5th ed),
543 pages, 380 illus, $83 list
Textbook/reference
on transfusion practice, immunohematology, and modern
blood banking. For students and
practitioners.
Hillyer: Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine
By
Christopher Hillyer
2009 (1st ed), 762 pages, $50 list
This new handbook in transfusion medicine and hemostasis
aims to combine clinical and laboratory information from two fields which have
high degrees of overlap into one concise, easy-to-use pocket book. This
comprehensive reference guide will have the depth of information to be helpful
to all physicians who order and administer blood components and specialized
factors for hemostatic abnormalities, as well as
those who consult and care for these often very ill patients. The breadth of
the book will be ideal for pathology, transfusion medicine, hematology, and
anesthesiology residents and fellows, as well as certified and specialized
practitioners in these fields.
Key: Practical Hemostasis and Thrombosis
By Nigel Key
2009 (2nd ed), 328 pages, $150 list
This practical guide provides all the information necessary to
understand the clotting mechanisms, as well as how to prevent, diagnose, and
treat bleeding and clotting disorders.Practical Hemostasis and Thrombosis has been updated to reflect all the important advances made since
the first edition. It includes an in-depth description of platelet
abnormalities and disseminated intravascular coagulation, as well as covering
the laboratory and molecular biological tests needed for the diagnosis of
bleeding and clotting disorders.
Kitchen:
Quality in Laboratory Hemostasis and Thrombosis
By Steve Kitchen
2009 (1st ed), 232 pages, $130 list
Quality in
Laboratory Hemostasis and Thrombosis not only
addresses these important issues, but also covers international guidelines for
testing, the development of international standard materials, management of hemostasis testing from the laboratory to the point of care
as well as molecular genetic testing.Designed as a
guide for all those working in hemostasis
laboratories, this book details a quality program that, when put into place,
will help to improve standards in testing. All of the authors are
internationally recognised for their work in hemostasis and thrombosis. Using their experience, they
provide information on standards, equipment and methods that will guide the
development of a quality program to support all activities in the hemostasis laboratory.
Kitchens:
Consultative Hemostasis and Thrombosis
By Craig Kitchens
2007 (2nd ed), 800 pages, $219 list
Effectively
and efficiently diagnose and manage today's full range of clotting and bleeding
disorders using clinical case studies that demonstrate real-world problems and
solutions! For each condition examined, you'll review concise descriptions of
its associated symptoms, along with laboratory findings, diagnosis,
differential diagnosis, and treatment - all the clinical guidance you need - at
your fingertips.
Klein:
Mollison's Blood Transfusion in Clinical Medicine
By Harvey Klein and David Anstee
2006 (11th ed),
912 pages, 259 illus, $195 list
Highly respected,
long-established book that has become the "bible" in transfusion
medicine.
Murphy:
Practical Transfusion Medicine; July 2005 (2nd edition), 280 pages, $115. Comprehensive
guide includes data for hematologists in training as well as in practice. Sections cover basic principles and
background science, use of transfusion in the range of clinical settings,
complications and their management, organizational issues, and future
developments and implications for transfusion practice.
Murphy:
Practical Transfusion Medicine
By Michael Murphy
2009 (3rd ed), 576 pages, 151
illus, $150 list
This new edition of the comprehensive guide to transfusion medicine
is now fully revised and updated. The Third Edition includes two new sections,
one on alternatives to blood transfusion, and one on cellular and tissues
therapy and organ transplantation. It focuses on clinical aspects but also
covers background science and organizational issues. This timely volume
highlights controversial issues and provides advice for everyday clinical
questions in transfusion medicine. Practical
Transfusion Medicine, Third Edition, is an essential manual
for all those working in modern transfusion medicine.
O’Shaughnessy:
Practical Hemostasis and Thrombosis; August 2005, 224 pages, $110.
Essential practical management for all those working
in the field of haemostasis and thrombosis. Each chapter follows a standard template
supplemented with a mini-contents list, key points, further reading and a
summary box. Highlights controversial
issues and provides advice for everyday questions.
Petrides: Practical Guide To
Transfusion Medicine
By Marian Petrides, Gary Stack, Laura Cooling
and Lanne Maes
2007 (2nd ed),
485 pages, $110 list
Ideal for every student of clinical
transfusion medicine, those who deal with transfusing blood on a daily basis
and need a handy reference, or practitioners just looking for an informative
resource on the subject matter, Practical Guide to Transfusion Medicine, 2nd
edition, has been updated and expanded to provide guidance in the day-to-day
clinical aspects of transfusing blood.
Quinn:
Platelet Function: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
By Martin Quinn and
Desmond Fitzgerald
2005, 416 pages, $135
list
A cutting-edge review of the latest findings on the complexities
of platelet function and the various means of inhibiting platelet clot
formation. The authors delineate an
up-to-date picture of platelet biology and describe methods for assessing
platelet function, including platelet aggregation, thromboxane
production, procoagulant function, platelet function
under flow, and the expression of platelet activation markers.
By John Roback
2008 (16th ed),
985 pages, $204 list
Now in its 16th edition, this comprehensive
text is a valuable resource that helps newcomers and seasoned professionals
alike find information quickly. The 16th edition has undergone the most
extensive revision in over a decade. No longer the product of
an AABB committee, this edition contains 32 chapters written by named
experts. More than 100 methods and several helpful appendices complete the
volume.
Roberts:
Haemophilia and Haemostasis:
A Case-Based Approach to Management
By Harold R Roberts, Daniel Carrizosa
and Alice Ma
2007 (1st ed),
256 pages, 20 illus, $95 list
This unique book covers the major cases one might encounter in diagnosing,
managing and treating haemophilia. It will provide a
practical and informative guide to the broad range of topics concerning both
bleeding and clotting disorders.
Simon: Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine
By Toby Simon
2009 (4th ed),
1112 pages, 500 illus, $300 list
Rossi's Principles
of Transfusion Medicine is the most comprehensive and
practical reference on transfusion science and medicine available. It features
brand new chapters on the measurement of cell kinetics, obstetric transfusion
practice, cord blood, transfusion alternatives and regenerative medicine.
Produced jointly with AABB, the world's leading association in the fields of
blood banking and transfusion medicine, it now has two companion CD-ROMs-one
containing interactive case studies and one containing PDFs
of all 66 chapters.
Warkentin: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
By Theodore E Warkentin and Andreas Greinacher
2007 (4th ed),
592 pages, $200 list
Although first reported in 1973,
immune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) remains one of the most
potentially devastating and frequent adverse drug reactions encountered by
physicians. This Fourth Edition reinforces its standing as the leading guide to
the accurate diagnosis and management of HIT by identifying key signs and
symptoms of this disorder and providing clear intervention strategies,
including detailed information on treatment paradoxes and the use of
alternative anticoagulants to manage these critical circumstances.
WHO:
Manual on the Management, Maintenance And Use of Blood
Cold Chain Equipment
By World Health Organization
2005 (1st ed), 104 pages, $27 list
The blood cold chain
is a series of interconnected activities involving equipment, personnel and
processes that are critical for the safe storage and transportation of blood
from collection to transfusion. Breaks in the cold chain happen for many
reasons, such as equipment that does not meet standards of quality and safety,
is unsuitable for blood storage, or is not properly maintained or repaired.
End of Transfusion
medicine books