Practical Transfusion Medicine for the Small Animal Practitioner

• Presents procedures for blood collection, processing, and storage in the veterinary setting
• Describes blood components and their key uses
• Provides an overview of blood collection techniques and systems, emphasizing popular configurations for veterinary blood products
• Offers concise and comprehensive guidelines for veterinary professionals to ensure the overall quality of the service
• Includes access to a companion website with full-color images from the book available in PowerPoint

Maureen McMichael, DVM, DACVECC, is a Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Section Chief of the Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Section at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana, Illinois, USA.

Ryan Fries, DVM, DACVIM, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine  (cardiologist) at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana, Illinois, USA.

June A. Boon, MS,is an Instructor and Echocardiographer at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Carolyn A. Sink, MS, MT(ASCP) supervises Virginia Tech Animal Laboratory Services (ViTALS) at Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

Preface viii

About the Companion Website ix

1 The Blood Donor 1

2 Blood Collection 13

3 Blood Products Overview 26

4 Clinical Considerations in Transfusion Practice 32

5 Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion 42

6 Methods and Storage 45

7 Quality Assurance 75

Index 79

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