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<p>Contributors ix</p> <p>About the Editors xi</p> <p>Preface xiii</p> <p><b>Section I: Introduction to Veterinary Transfusion Medicine</b></p> <p>1 Evolution of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking 3<br /> <i>Marie K. Holowaychuk and Kenichiro Yagi</i></p> <p>2 Component Therapy 13<br /> <i>Julie M. Walker</i></p> <p><b>Section II: Blood Products</b></p> <p>3 Red Blood Cell Products 29<br /> <i>Caroline Kisielewicz</i></p> <p>4 Plasma Products 43<br /> <i>K. Jane Wardrop and Marjory Brooks</i></p> <p>5 Platelet Products 55<br /> <i>Mary Beth Callan and Kimberly Marryott</i></p> <p>6 Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier Solutions 70<br /> <i>Marie K. Holowaychuk and Thomas K. Day</i></p> <p>7 Alternative Plasma Protein Products: Albumin and Human Immunoglobulin Therapy 83<br /> <i>Nicole Spurlock</i></p> <p>8 Miscellaneous Blood Product Usage 103<br /> <i>Marie K. Holowaychuk and Kenichiro Yagi</i></p> <p><b>Section III: Blood Product Administration</b></p> <p>9 Canine Recipient Screening 117<br /> <i>Lynel J. Tocci</i></p> <p>10 Feline Recipient Screening 129<br /> <i>Anthony C.G. Abrams-Ogg</i></p> <p>11 Transfusion-Associated Complications 155<br /> <i>Shauna L. Blois</i></p> <p>12 Recipient Monitoring 172<br /> <i>Kenichiro Yagi and Marie K. Holowaychuk</i></p> <p><b>Section IV: Blood Banking</b></p> <p>13 Canine Donor Selection 189<br /> <i>Kenichiro Yagi and Brandee L. Bean</i></p> <p>14 Canine Blood Collection 199<br /> <i>Kenichiro Yagi</i></p> <p>15 Feline Donor Selection 212<br /> <i>Charlotte Russo and Karen Humm</i></p> <p>16 Feline Blood Collection 223<br /> <i>Robyn K. Taylor and Karen Humm</i></p> <p>17 Blood Component Processing and Storage 237<br /> <i>Cheryl L. Mansell and Manuel Boller</i></p> <p><b>Section V: Meeting Blood Product Demands</b></p> <p>18 Blood Product Sources 259<br /> <i>Sally Lester</i></p> <p>19 Donor Program Management 271<br /> <i>Rebecca J. Nusbaum</i></p> <p>20 Limiting Allogenic Blood Transfusions 284<br /> <i>Marie K. Holowaychuk</i></p> <p>21 Alternative Transfusion Methods 296<br /> <i>Sophie Adamantos and Caroline Smith</i></p> <p><b>Section VI: Transfusion Medicine in Other Species</b></p> <p>22 Equine Transfusion Medicine 309<br /> <i>Margaret C. Mudge and Olivia H. Williams</i></p> <p>23 Food and Fiber Animal Transfusion Medicine 321<br /> <i>Brent C. Credille and Kira L. Epstein</i></p> <p>24 Avian Transfusion Medicine 334<br /> <i>Stephen Cital, Angela M. Lennox and Andrea Goodnight</i></p> <p>25 Small Mammal Transfusion Medicine 345<br /> <i>Jody Nugent-Deal and Kristina Palmer</i></p> <p>26 Reptile and Amphibian Transfusion Medicine 358<br /> <i>Stephen Cital and Andrea Goodnight</i></p> <p>27 Primate Transfusion Medicine 366<br /> <i>Stephen Cital, Angela Colagross-Schouten and Laura Summers</i></p> <p>Index 377</p>

<p>"...this book helps to fill a current void in the veterinary transfusion subspecialty. It will be a useful ready reference for any practice that maintains a blood banking program or provides transfusion services." (<b>Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association<b> 15/03/2017)

<p><b>Kenichiro Yagi, </b>BS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), is an ICU Manager and the Blood Bank Manager at Adobe Animal Hospital in Los Altos, California, USA.</p> <p><b>Marie K. Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC </b>is a specialist in small animal emergency and critical care and works as a locum criticalist, speaker, and consultant.</p>

<p>This concise manual focused on the practical aspects of transfusion medicine and blood banking provides veterinary practitioners with evidence-based guidelines to refer to at the clinical practice level.</p> <p>Using a practical approach, the <b>Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking</b> begins with thorough coverage of transfusion medicine, with topics including component therapy, red blood cell, plasma, and platelet products, and alternative blood products.  Subsequent sections include chapters on recipient screening, complications, and monitoring, donor selection, blood collection and storage, as well as how to meet blood product demands. The final section covers transfusion medicine in equine, food animals, birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and primates.</p> <p>Veterinarians and veterinary technicians who wish to incorporate transfusion medicine and blood banking into their practices will find the<b> Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking </b>an instrumental resource.</p> <p><b>Key features</b></p> <ul> <li>Provides evidence-based information on transfusion medicine and blood banking practices</li> <li>Presents sections on recipient screening, donor selection, blood collection and storage, and how to meet blood product demands</li> <li>Includes useful protocols for transfusions and blood banking relevant to clinical practice</li> <li>Incorporates the balanced perspectives of veterinarians and veterinary technicians</li> <li>Contains information pertaining to large, small, and exotic animals</li> </ul>

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