Anaesthesia Supplement on ‘Transfusion, Thrombosis and Management of Bleeding’
Anaesthesia, the journal of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland, announces the publication of a special open-access supplement on Transfusion, Thrombosis and Management of Bleeding, to coincide with the UK launch of Patient Blood Management in the NHS.
A collaboration between anaesthetists, haematologists, surgeons and others, this supplement pulls together state-of-the-art research and recommendations into a comprehensive guide. World-renowned specialists have contributed a series of detailed reviews and debates:
Editorial: Blood – the most important humour?
C. R. Bailey, A. A. Klein and B. J. Hunt
Modern banking, collection, compatibility testing and storage of blood and blood components
L. Green, S. Allard and R. Cardigan
Evidence and triggers for the transfusion of blood and blood products
A. Shah, S. J. Stanworth and S. McKechnie
Pre-operative anaemia
B. Clevenger and T. Richards
The pathophysiology and consequences of red blood cell storage
D. Orlov and K. Karkouti
Red cell transfusion and the immune system
S. Hart, C. N. Cserti-Gazdewich and S. A. McCluskey
The current place of aprotinin in the management of bleeding
D. Royston
The current place of tranexamic acid in the management of bleeding
B. J. Hunt
Practical management of major blood loss
R. Gill
Management of peri-operative anti-thrombotic therapy
J. J. van Veen and M. Makris
Laboratory monitoring of haemostasis
A. Fowler and D. J. Perry
Point-of-care monitoring of haemostasis
S. V. Mallett and M. Armstrong
Haemostatic management of obstetric haemorrhage
R. E. Collis and P. W. Collins
Haemostatic management of cardiac surgical haemorrhage
M. W. Besser, E. Ortmann and A. A. Klein
The pathogenesis of traumatic coagulopathy
A. Cap and B. J. Hunt
Management of traumatic haemorrhage – the European perspective
H. Schöchl, W. Voelckel and C. J. Schlimp
Management of traumatic haemorrhage – the US perspective
R. P. Dutton
Surgery in patients with inherited bleeding disorders
P. K. Mensah and R. Gooding
The management of abnormal haemostasis in the ICU
A. Retter and N. A. Barrett