There is a wide variety of patient situations in which optimum transfusion medicine involves
replacing only some components of the blood and, in some situations, replacing these …

The indications for transfusions are anemia compromising delivery of oxygen, acute blood
loss, cardiopulmonary bypass, exchange transfusion, maintenance of hemostasis, and …

The effective use of blood components for transfusions requires a knowledge of their
contents and the individual needs of the patient. The advantages and disadvantages of …

The goal of modern transfusion therapy is to provide appropriate replacement therapy with
blood components as opposed to whole blood for patients with specific hematologic …

A method used to increase the utilization of packed red blood cells and components is
described. This required the staff of the blood center to visit hospital staff meetings and …

WHOLE blood is made up of many fractions, each of which has an important function. The
preservation and storage of blood affect some of the component parts adversely. Any …

BLOOD transfusion is frequently required to facilitate delivery of oxygen to tissues, to
promote hemostasis, and to correct hypovolemia. Unfortunately, it is not generally …

Modem blood bank technology bas made avallable a varlety of red cell and other blood
products in addition to whole blood. 1be concept of component blood therapy should not …

Since the first successful human-to-human blood transfusion in 1818, there have been many
significant developments which have resulted in the acceptance of blood transfusion as an …

Blood is a complex mixture of cellular elements, plasma proteins, electrolytes and water,
each with a different and important function. Disturbances in any of these functions may, at …