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Provides practical, evidence-based guidance for managing transfusion practice and patient care in patients who may require transfusion.The rapid evolution of transfusion medicine, shaped by advances in science, technology, and global practice, demands an authoritative and up-to-date resource.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Murphy, Michael F. (Michael Furber) (Editor), Dunbar, Nancy M. (Editor), Wood, Erica M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken,NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2026.
Edition:Seventh edition.
Subjects:
Blood > Transfusion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Preface to the Seventh Edition
  • Part I Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Past, Present and Future of Transfusion Medicine
  • Transfusion Medicine: Past
  • Transfusion Medicine: Present
  • Transfusion Immunology
  • First Principles
  • Building Safe Systems
  • A Lifesaving Therapy
  • in the Right Circumstances
  • What Could Go Wrong?
  • Next-Generation. Biotherapies
  • Transfusion Medicine: Future
  • References
  • Part II Basic Principles of Immunohaematology and Transplantation
  • Chapter 2 Essential Immunology for Transfusion Medicine
  • Introduction
  • Innate Immunity
  • B Cells
  • T Cells
  • T-helper (Th) Cells
  • B-Cell Activation and T-Cell-Dependent Antibody Formation
  • Red Blood Cell Alloimmunisation Illustrates These Principles
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 3 Red Blood Cell Antigens and Antibodies
  • Introduction
  • The ABO System
  • Clinical Significance
  • Biosynthesis and Molecular Genetics
  • H, the Biochemical Precursor of A and B
  • The Rh System
  • Rh Genes and Proteins
  • D Antigen
  • Anti-D
  • Prediction of Fetal Rh Phenotype by Molecular Methods
  • C and c, E and e
  • Other Rh Antigens
  • Other Blood Group Systems
  • Kell System
  • Duffy System
  • Kidd System
  • MNS System
  • Biological and Clinical Significance of Blood Group Antigens
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 4 Platelet, Neutrophil and Leucocyte Antigens and Antibodies
  • Antigens on Platelets and Neutrophils
  • Human Platelet Antigens
  • Human Platelet Antigens Inheritance and Nomenclature
  • Human Platelet Antigens and Glycoprotein Typing
  • Human Platelet Antigens and Glycoprotein Antibody Formation
  • Human Platelet Antigens Antibody Detection
  • Clinical Significance of Human Platelet Antigens Antibodies
  • Human Neutrophil Antigens
  • Human Neutrophil Antigens Inheritance, Nomenclature and Relevant Antibody Formation
  • Human Neutrophil Antigens Typing and Antibody Detection
  • Clinical Significance of Human Neutrophil Antigens Antibodies
  • Antigens on Leucocytes
  • Human Leucocyte Antigens
  • Human Leucocyte Antigens Inheritance and Nomenclature
  • Human Leucocyte Antigens Typing
  • Human Leucocyte Antigens Antibody Formation
  • Human Leucocyte Antigens Antibody Detection
  • Clinical Significance of Human Leucocyte Antigens Antibodies
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Part III Overarching Principles of Good Practice in Transfusion Medicine
  • Chapter 5 Evidence-Based Transfusion Medicine
  • Introduction
  • Overview of Clinical Studies
  • Experimental Study Designs
  • Observational Study Designs
  • Systematic Reviews and Other Types of Evidence Syntheses
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Other Types of Evidence Synthesis
  • Appraisal of Systematic Reviews
  • Economic Evaluations and Understanding Supply and Demand
  • Economic Evaluation in Practice