Bloody Easy 5.1: Blood Transfusions, Blood Alternatives and Transfusion Reactions. A Guide to Transfusion Medicine, fifth Edition Handbook

This Handbook provides practical information on Transfusion Medicine in a concise booklet format. It is designed to enhance knowledge of physicians, nurses, and technologists on the clinical use of blood transfusions and blood alternatives. Revised July, 2023.

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Table of Content

1. Transfusion Basics
2. Red Blood Cell Basics
3. Components
   • Platelets
   • Frozen plasma
4. Risk Charts
   • Physician risk chart
5. Transfusion Reactions
   • Reporting
   • Reaction by symptom
     • Fever
     • Dyspnea
     • Urticaria & other allergic reactions/anaphylaxis
     • Hypotension
     • Hemolysis after transfusion
     • Cytopenias after transfusion
     • Virus, parasite and prion infections
     • Complications of massive transfusion
6. Blood Conservation
   • Good surgical technique
   • Stopping antiplatelet and anticoagulants
   • Iron
   • Intraoperative cell salvage
   • Erythropoietin in elective surgery
   • Antifibrinolytics
   • Regional anesthesia
   • Topical agents
   • Other blood conservation strategies
7. Erythropoietin and Medical Patients
   • Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
   • Anemia associated with malignancy
8. Fractionated Blood Products
   • Albumin
   • IVIG and SCIG
   • Prothrombin Complex Concentrates (PCC)
   • Fibrinogen Concentrates
   • RhIG
9. Sickle Cell Disease
10. Appendices
    • Appendix A: Price list