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Preface | |
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Contributors | |
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Preoperative Considerations in Cardiac Surgery | |
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Current Practice of Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery | |
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Preoperative Evaluation of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Patient for Bleeding Risk | |
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Preoperative Autologous and Directed Blood Donation | |
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Erythropoietin in Cardiac Surgery | |
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Aids Risk in Cardiac Surgery | |
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Cardiac Surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses | |
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Blood Conservation in Cardiopulmonary Transplantation | |
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Blood Conservation in Infants and Children Undergoing Surgery for Acquired and Congenital Heart Diseases | |
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Intraoperative Decision Making in Cardiac Surgery | |
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Hemostatis and the Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Hemostatis | |
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Monitoring of Coagulation: Management of Heparin and Protamine | |
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Intraoperative Autologous Blood Donation Practices | |
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The Influence of Oxygenator Type and Priming Volume on Blood Requirements | |
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Intraoperative Blood Salvage | |
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Operative Techniques in Blood Conservation | |
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Pharmacologic Approaches to Coagulation (Aprontinin, Epsilon Amino Caproic Acid, DDAVP, Tranexamic Acid Therapy) | |
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Indications for Red Cell Transfusion | |
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Fibrin Glue and Topical Hemostasis in Cardiac Surgery | |
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Routine Use of Heparin-Bonded Circuits with Minimal Anticoagulation for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery | |
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Postoperative Bleeding and Management | |
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Blood Salvage After Cardiac Surgery | |
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Assessment and Control of Postoperative Bleeding | |
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Blood Conservation: A Critical Care Nursing Perspective | |
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Reoperative Strategies for the Bleeding Cardiovascular Patient | |
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Blood Transfusion Reaction, Diagnosis, and Treatment | |
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Blood Substitutes | |
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Anemia During the Late Postoperative Period Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery | |
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Economics of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Conservation Practices | |
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Algorithm for Bloodless Surgery at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center | |
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Development and Application of a Multimodality Blood Conservation Program | |
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Index | |