Supportive therapy in haematology

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Role of cell culture in the management of haematological diseases....Pages 3-22
Oxygen transport to the tissue and blood viscosity....Pages 23-31
Infection prevention in neutropenic patients....Pages 33-44
Apheresis units: designs and future applications....Pages 45-53
Platelets for transfusion: collection, storage and clinical efficacy....Pages 55-65
Leukapheresis: clinical experience and post-transfusion control....Pages 67-76
Plasma proteins for therapeutic use: past, present and future....Pages 77-89
Clinical significance of tissue antigens....Pages 91-101
Clinical significance of red cell blood groups....Pages 103-119
The crossmatch: how much is enough?....Pages 121-128
Isoimmunisation in pregnancy: diagnosis, treatment and prevention....Pages 129-137
Immune plasma for immunoglobulin....Pages 139-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Blood and blood components: uses and abuses....Pages 147-151
Massive transfusion and its effects in clinical practice....Pages 153-158
Diagnosis of bleeding disorders....Pages 159-165
Treatment of the haemophilias....Pages 167-174
Advances in the treatment of thrombocytopenia....Pages 175-188
Red cell therapy....Pages 189-197
Blood transfusion in sickle cell disease....Pages 199-208
Supportive care in leukemia treatment....Pages 209-219
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Immunosuppression and oncology....Pages 221-233
Use of immunoglobulins....Pages 235-244
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT)....Pages 245-256
Transfusion support and obstetrical haemorrhage....Pages 257-262
Cardiac operations and transfusion requirements....Pages 263-269
Supportive therapy for liver transplantation....Pages 271-278
Supportive therapy in the new born....Pages 279-286
Therapeutic plasma exchange....Pages 287-295
Transfusion related morbidity and mortality in the intensive care facility....Pages 297-305
Infections transmitted by blood transfusion....Pages 307-317
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Hepatitis B in pregnancy....Pages 321-323
Interferons: past, present and future....Pages 325-337
The use of antibody in the malignant blood diseases....Pages 339-350
Therapeutic approaches to abnormalities of blood rheology in vascular disease....Pages 351-364
Can we support comprehensive home care for haemophiliacs?....Pages 365-370
Transfusion support in a community disaster....Pages 371-377
Comprehensive haemotherapy program for developing countries....Pages 379-388
Artificial blood substitutes....Pages 389-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-410