A variety of neonatal and pediatric patients require blood component transfusions. This chapter focuses on aspects of blood-bank laboratory testing, blood products and components, transfusion indications, and potential adverse events that are specifically relevant to neonates and children. Pediatric Blood…
A variety of neonatal and pediatric patients require blood component transfusions. This chapter focuses on aspects of blood-bank laboratory testing, blood products and components, transfusion indications, and potential adverse events that are specifically relevant to neonates and children. Pediatric Blood…
* Revised from a chapter in an earlier edition whose authors included David F. Friedman, Grace Kao, Richard M. Kaufman, and Leslie Silberstein. Transfusion medicine focuses on the administration of blood, blood components, and purified blood proteins to patients for…