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Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery

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ISBN-10: 0387949089

ISBN-13: 9780387949086

Edition: 1998

Authors: Karl H. Krieger, O. W. Isom

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Drs. Karl Krieger and Wayne Isom, two of the foremost cardiothoracic surgeons have brought together many of the top cardiologists and hematologists as well as most of their department at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center to produce an impressive book on blood conservation and transfusion in cardiac surgery. The book will serve as the most current reference source on all aspects of blood conservation, from the use of erythropoietin to the benefits of post- operative blood salvage. In addition, the book outlines an overall clinical approach to blood transfusion and conservation. The subject matter covers numerous areas involved in the preoperative considerations in cardiac surgery,…    
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Book details

List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 9/5/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 683
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.84" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.618
Language: English

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