Emerging Technologies in Transfusion Medicine

by Christopher P. Stowell, MD, PhD

Transfusion medicine is rapidly changing from what was a relatively narrowly focused field with a limited diagnostic and therapeutic scope to one that embraces fundamental elements of immunology, stem cell biology, the inflammatory response and hemostatis. This shift in focus is in response to the accelerated pace of advances in biomedical research. No longer constrained to diagnoses based on blood group serology or to therapies based on a limited number of blood components and derivatives, transfusion medicine is redefining itself through the clinical application of modern biotechniques. In Emerging Technologies in Transfusion Medicine examples of the emerging technologies that are transforming both diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the field are highlighted, offering a deeper understanding and an informed evaluation necessary for their application.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563952009
• ISBN13: 9781563952005
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: American Association of Blood Banks Press
• Length: 384 Pages