MANUAL OF VETERINARY TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND BLOOD BANKING

• Section I: Introduction to Veterinary Transfusion Medicine
Chapter 1: Evolution of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking
Marie Holowaychuk and Kenichiro Yagi
Chapter 2: Component Therapy
Julie Walker
• Section II: Blood Products
Chapter 3: Red Blood Cell Products
Caroline Kisielewicz
Chapter 4: Plasma Products
K. Jane Wardrop and Marjory Brooks
Chapter 5: Platelet Products
Mary Beth Callan and Kimberly Marryott
Chapter 6: Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carrier (HBOC) Solutions
Marie Holowaychuk and Thomas Day
Chapter 7: Alternative Plasma Protein Products: Albumin and Human Immunoglobulin Therapy
Nicole Spurlock
Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Blood Product Usage
Marie Holowaychuk and Kenichiro Yagi
• Section III: Blood Product Administration
Chapter 9: Canine Recipient Screening
Lynel Tocci
Chapter 10: Feline Recipient Screening
Anthony Abrams-Ogg
Chapter 11: Transfusion-Associated Complications
Shauna Blois
Chapter 12: Recipient Monitoring
Kenichiro Yagi and Marie Holowaychuk
• Section IV: Blood Banking
Chapter 13: Canine Donor Selection
Kenichiro Yagi and Brandee Bean
Chapter 14: Canine Blood Collection
Kenichiro Yagi
Chapter 15: Feline Donor Selection
Charlotte Russo and Karen Humm
Chapter 16: Feline Blood Collection
Robyn Taylor and Karen Humm
Chapter 17: Blood Component Processing and Storage
Cheryl Mansell and Manuel Boller
• Section V: Meeting Blood Product Demands
Chapter 18: Blood Product Sources
Sally Lester
Chapter 19: Donor Program Management
Rebecca Nusbaum
Chapter 20: Limiting Allogenic Blood Transfusions
Marie Holowaychuk
Chapter 21: Alternative Transfusion Methods
Sophie Adamantos and Caroline Smith
• Section VI: Transfusion Medicine in Other Species
Chapter 22: Equine Transfusion Medicine
Margaret Mudge and Olivia Williams
Chapter 23: Food and Fiber Animal Transfusion Medicine
Brent Credille and Kira Epstein
Chapter 24: Avian Transfusion Medicine
Stephen Cital, Angela Lennox, and Andrea Goodnight
Chapter 25: Small Mammal Transfusion Medicine
Jody Nugent-Deal and Kristina Palmer
Chapter 26: Reptiles and Amphibian Transfusion Medicine
Stephen Cital and Andrea Goodnight
Chapter 27: Primate Transfusion Medicine
Stephen Cital, Angela Colagross-Schouten, and Laura Summers

Using a practical approach, the Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking provides veterinary practitioners with evidence-based guidelines to refer to at the clinical practice level.

Features
• Provides evidence-based information on transfusion medicine and blood banking practices
• Presents sections on recipient screening, donor selection, blood collection and storage, and how to meet blood product demands
• Includes useful protocols for transfusions and blood banking relevant to clinical practice
• Incorporates the balanced perspectives of veterinarians and veterinary technicians
• Contains information pertaining to large, small, and exotic animals

Author Information
• Kenichiro Yagi, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), is an ICU Manager and the Blood Bank Manager at Adobe Animal Hospital in Los Altos, California, USA.
• Marie K. Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC is a specialist in small animal emergency and critical care and works as a locum criticalist, speaker, and consultant.