Blood Transfusion

References

Citations

  1. Goodnough LT, et al. (2003). Transfusion medicine: Looking to the future. Lancet, 361(9352): 161–169.

  2. Klein HG (2007). Transfusion medicine. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 5, chap. 10. New York: WebMD.

Other Works Consulted

  • Beutler E (2006). Preservation and clinical use of erythrocytes and whole blood. In MA Lichtman et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 7th ed., pp. 2159–2173. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • Goodnough LT (2008). Transfusion medicine. In L Goldman et al., eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 23rd ed., pp. 1324–1328. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • McCullough J (2006). Blood procurement and screening. In MA Lichtman et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 7th ed., pp. 2151–2158. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • Vassallo R, Murphy S (2006). Preservation and clinical use of platelets. In MA Lichtman et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 7th ed., pp. 2175–2189. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • Dzieczkowski JS, Anderson KC (2005). Transfusion biology and therapy. In DL Kasper et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed., vol. 1., pp. 662–667. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • Goodnough LT, et al. (1999). Transfusion medicine: Blood conservation. New England Journal of Medicine, 340(7): 525–533.

  • Goodnough LT, et al. (1999). Transfusion medicine: Blood transfusion. New England Journal of Medicine, 340(6): 438–447.

  • Hillman RS, et al. (2005). Transfusion medicine. In Hematology in Clinical Practice, 4th ed., pp. 431–440. New York: McGraw-Hill.


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Author: Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MSLast Updated: December 27, 2007
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Joseph O'Donnell, MD - Hematology/Oncology

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 Overview
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 Frequently Asked Questions
 Uses of Blood Transfusion
 Blood Donation
 Blood Types
 Risks of Blood Transfusion
 Receiving a Blood Transfusion
 Artificial Blood
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