RT Book, Section
A1 Tiberghien, Pierre
A1 Garraud, Olivier
A1 Chiaroni, Jacques
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
A2 Fauci, Anthony
A2 Kasper, Dennis
A2 Hauser, Stephen
A2 Longo, Dan
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
SR Print(0)
ID 1190475306
T1 Transfusion Therapy and Biology
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 21e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264268504
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190475306
RD 2024/04/23
AB Transfusion  encompasses  the  use  of  blood  components  (BCs)  to  prevent  or  treat  anemia,  hemorrhage,  and  bleeding  disorders.  Occasionally,  BCs  may  be  used  to  treat  infection  or  relapse  of  malignant  blood  diseases  after  allogeneic  hematopoietic  transplantation.  BCs  comprise  mainly  red  blood  cell  concentrates  (RBCCs),  platelet  concentrates  (PCs),  and  plasma  for  transfusion  use  (as  opposed  to  plasma  for  fractionation  into  medicinal  products  such  as  albumin  and  immunoglobulin).  Alongside  transfusion  safety,  ensuring  BC  quality,  assessing  in  vivo  efficacy,  and  promoting  evidence-based  transfusion  practices  are  critical  aspects  of  transfusion  medicine.