Blood Transfusion

Blood Transfusion — Internal Medicine

How it begins

Análisis integral de los sistemas de grupos sanguíneos, componentes hemoterápicos, indicaciones basadas en la evidencia, compatibilidad inmunológica, reacciones adversas y protocolos de manejo en situaciones de alta complejidad clínica.

What it covers

1. Blood Transfusion
2. Blood Group Systems
3. · ABO System: Genetics, Biochemistry and Distribution
4. · Rh System: The Most Complex and Immunogenic
5. · Other Blood Group Systems with Clinical Relevance
6. Blood Components: Preparation, Characteristics and Storage
7. · RBC Concentrate (CH)
8. · Platelet Concentrate (PC)
9. · Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
10. · Cryoprecipitate
11. · Other Products: Factor and Albumin Concentrates
12. Transfusion Indications: Evidence-Based Thresholds
13. · Transfusion Thresholds for Concentrated Red Blood Cells
14. · Indications for Platelet Transfusion
15. · Indications for Fresh Frozen Plasma
16. Compatibility and Immunohematology Tests
17. · Basic Pretransfusion Determinations
18. · Electronic/Computerized Cross Test
19. · Transfusion Urgency: “O Negative” Blood and Emergency Procedures
20. Clinical Transfusion Procedure
21. · Application and Informed Consent
22. · Administration and Monitoring
23. · Efficacy Criteria and Post-Transfusion Control
24. Adverse Transfusion Reactions
25. · Acute Reactions
26. · Delayed Reactions
27. Alternatives to Allogeneic Transfusion
28. · Antifibrinolytics
29. · Erythropoietin and Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (that)
30. · Intravenous Iron
31. · Intraoperative Cell Saver (Cell Saver)
32. · Plasma Expanders and Oxygen Transport
33. Massive Transfusion and Mass Bleeding Protocols (MTP)
34. · Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP)
35. · Components of the Management of Massive Bleeding (sequential)
36. · Recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa) in Massive Hemorrhage
37. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN)
38. · HDFN due to Rh(D): Pathophysiology and Prevention
39. · Monitoring and Treatment of the Affected Fetus
40. · HDFN by ABO and Other Antibodies
41. · Management of the Newborn with HDFN
42. Special Transfusion Situations
43. · Transfusion in Jehovah's Witnesses
44. · Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease
45. · Transfusion in the Patient with Anticoagulation
46. Clinical Integration and Paradigmatic Cases