Publisher's Synopsis
This volume examines the wide range of hazards associated with blood transfusion and outlines steps that laboratory professionals can take to minimize these risks. Close attention is given to transfusion-transmissible infections, as well as to complications of autologous and apheresis donation and considerations for storage of such donated blood components. The authors discuss problems associated with immunologic recognition of blood prodcuts, such as immune red cell destruction, granulocytic febrile reactions, allergic reactions caused by plasma proteins, incompatibility and sensitization to transfusion, and immunosuppressant effects. The book also offers guidelines for handling complications arising from transfusion to patients with carcinoma and other underlying conditions.
