Essentials of Blood Product Management in Anesthesia Practice (Hardcover)

The History of Blood Transfusions

Modern Blood Banking

Component Therapy and Whole Blood: Packed Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Cryoprecipitate, washed and or radiated red cells

The Coagulation System and Clot Stability

Fibrinolysis- Tranexamic Acid and Aminocaproic Acid.

Hypercoagulation and Thrombotic Disorders: TTP, Factor 5 Leiden, Phospholipid Syndrome, Anti-thrombin 3, hypereosinophils, oxidative stress, cancer.

Diseases or Conditions of Platelet Dysfunction

The Massive Transfusion Protocol

Biologicals that Inhibit Clot generation -The Heparins, Factor 10A inhibitors, rivaroxaban, apixaban, dabigatran,

Point of Care Testing and Goal Directed Therapy- Thromboelastography, ROTEM, Platelet function analyzer, stat-PT, thrombin generation assays, multi-electro-aggregometry, OHP (Overall hemostatic potential assay), ACT.

Complications of Blood Transfusions: TRALI, TACO, Blood type mismatch, infection

Diseases of the Coagulation System- Hemophilia, VonWillebrand Disease, Cryoglobulinemia, Inborn Errors of Factor Synthesis

Blood Conservation Strategies and Bloodless Surgery- normovolemic hemodilution, cell saver,

Artificial Blood

Preoperative correction of anemia

Blood Deployment in Natural Disasters and the Military in Combat

Commonly prescribed medications that affect clotting-anti-depressants, NSAIDS, ASA

Anesthesia for the severe trauma patient- new evidence from new trials

Old blood vs. new blood- Is storage injury a concern?

Vascular Endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory states

Liberal or restrictive blood transfusions