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.

• 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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"...this book helps to fill a current void in the veterinary transfusion subspecialty. It will be a useful ready reference for any practice that maintains a blood banking program or provides transfusion services." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 15/03/2017)

Book Information
ISBN 9781118933022
Author Kenichiro Yagi
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1134g
Dimensions(mm) 274mm * 213mm * 25mm