Chapter 20Limiting Allogenic Blood Transfusions Marie K. Holowaychuk Critical Care Vet Consulting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Introduction Most people would not question the benefit of a blood transfusion in certain clinical…
Chapter 16Feline Blood Collection Robyn K. Taylor and Karen Humm Royal Veterinary College, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK Introduction The main reason for a blood transfusion in…
Chapter 10Feline Recipient Screening Anthony C.G. Abrams-Ogg Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Erythrocyte antigens Introduction A red cell has a complex surface…
Chapter 14Canine Blood Collection Kenichiro Yagi Adobe Animal Hospital, Los Altos, California, USA Introduction Once a canine blood donor has been carefully selected according to certain requirements and screening criteria,…
Chapter 17Blood Component Processing and Storage Cheryl L. Mansell1 and Manuel Boller2 1Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences,…
Chapter 25Small Mammal Transfusion Medicine Jody Nugent-Deal and Kristina Palmer William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis, California, USA Introduction Exotic small mammals such as ferrets,…
Chapter 19Donor Program Management Rebecca J. Nusbaum Hemosolutions, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Introduction There are several reasons to explore the option of starting an animal blood bank. Veterinarians who infrequently…
Chapter 22Equine Transfusion Medicine Margaret C. Mudge1 and Olivia H. Williams2 1The Ohio State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Columbus, Ohio, USA 2Piedmont Equine Associates, Madison, Georgia, USA Introduction…
