Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine [With 2 CDROMs] by Toby L. Simon (Editor), Edward L. Snyder (Editor), Ronald G. Strauss (Editor), Bjarte G. Solheim (Editor), Christopher P. Stowell (Editor)

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this volume is the most comprehensive, current, and practical reference on transfusion science and medicine. The book is now divided into six major sections with subsections organized around the biology and clinical use of blood components and derivatives; the transfusion needs of specific patient groups; and disease transmission and transfusion reactions. The blending of transfusion sciences with clinical concerns has been strengthened in this edition, and includes 26 case studies based on actual patients. Other Third Edition highlights include new chapters on specialized therapeutic hemapheresis procedures, transfusion-transmitted infection risk, prion transmission, and pathogen reduction.

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this volume is the most comprehensive, current, and practical reference on transfusion science and medicine. The book is now divided into six major sections with subsections organized around the biology and clinical use of blood components and derivatives; the transfusion needs of specific patient groups; and disease transmission and transfusion reactions. The blending of transfusion sciences with clinical concerns has been strengthened in this edition, and includes 26 case studies based on actual patients. Other Third Edition highlights include new chapters on specialized therapeutic hemapheresis procedures, transfusion-transmitted infection risk, prion transmission, and pathogen reduction.

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Reviewer:Valerie L Ng, PhD MD (Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital)
Description:This is the fourth edition of a book with a longstanding and well deserved reputation of being one of only a few must-have transfusion medicine references. The previous edition was published in 2002.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide a comprehensive and clinically relevant reference for transfusion medicine practitioners.
Audience:The book is intended for transfusion medicine practitioners and students (pathology or laboratory medicine residents, transfusion medicine fellows, clinical hematology fellows) . It also would be of interest to any practitioner or student of any field in medicine using transfusion for patient care. Lastly, this would be of interest to nonphysician laboratory personnel, such as practicing clinical laboratory scientists (CLSs) , especially those specializing in blood banking, and CLS student trainees.
Features:This hefty tome (2 inches thick, 66 chapters) lives up to its promise and contains clinically relevant information for practicing transfusion medicine specialists. Entire chapters are devoted to transfusion medicine issues unique to specific medical disciplines (e.g., obstetrics, neonates, oncology, surgery, etc.) . I was absolutely enthralled with Walter Dzik's chapter on blood components to achieve hemostasis for surgery and invasive procedures. For all of you out there fighting for appropriate use of frozen plasma (FP) , this is the chapter you need. It contains a thorough review of the limited evidence for FP use. Before this, I would have to juggle five different published references to makemy point. Now it's all there in one concise chapter that's easy to access, easy to quote, and easy to make a cogent and convincing clinical consultation for or against FP use. Hemovigilance is also well covered in this edition, especially the ISBT classification schemes for standardized transfusion reaction reporting. The only thing I wanted but couldn't find was a comparison of the reproducibility of the ISBT classification scheme with that reported in the "revised classification scheme for acute transfusion reactions" (Sanders et al., Transfusion 2007;47:621) . Which classification scheme is more reproducible? Is one superior to the other? Finally, this edition comes with two really useful CDs. One is the entire text of the book, searchable by keyword. No longer do you have to lug around this heavy book if you put the information on a lightweight electronic gizmo. (Imagine how brilliant you will look on clinical rounds!) The other contains a compilation of case studies, useful for teaching residents/fellows and for practicing transfusion medicine practitioners to refresh or update their knowledge. Very nice!
Assessment:This is a must-have for any transfusion medicine practitioner.

Biography

Toby L. Simon, MD, Corporate Medical Director, ZLB Plasma, a CSL Behring company, Boca Raton, Florida and Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Edward L Snyder, MD, Professor, Laboratory Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA

Christopher P. Stowell, MD, PhD, Director, Blood Transfusion Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ronald G. Strauss, MD, Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA

Bjarte G. Solheim, PhD, MHA, Professor/Head Physician, Institute of Immunology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway

Marian Petrides, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, University of Missouri School of Medicine and Medical Director,Transfusion Service and Coagulation Laboratory, University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri, USA