Risk Management in Blood Transfusion: The Virtue of Reality Proceedings of the Twenty-Third International Symposium on Blood Transfusion, Groningen 1998, organized by the Blood Bank Noord Nederland
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, with great pleasure I like to welcome you in the cityofGroningen and hope that you will have an enriching and enlighten ing discussion on the conference theme on risk management in blood trans fusion. The organisation of this symposium aims at scientific network...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1999, 1999
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1999 |
| Series: | Developments in Hematology and Immunology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Perception of Risk
- Does Perceived Risk Withhold People from Donating Blood?
- Managing Risks from an Insurer’s Perspective
- Bad Blood or the Elixir of Life? Perceived Risk of Blood Transfusions
- The Role of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Defining Transfusion Medicine Policy
- II. Management of Infection Defined Risks
- Risks of Transfusion-Transmitted Infection: A Comparative Analysis of Then and Now
- Prevention of Transfusion Transmissible Infections: The Impact of the Recent Past on Current Decision Making
- Management of Infection-Defined Risks
- Closing the Window of Early HIV Infection by Incorporation of HIV p24 Ag Detection
- GAT Testing: Added Value?
- III. Management of Immune Defined Risks
- The Role of T and B Cells in Transfusion-Related Immune Reactions: Cytokines and the Removal of Apoptotic Material
- Involvement of B-cells in Peripheral Scrapie Pathogenesis
- Alternative Approaches to Prevention of Alloimmunisation: A Virtue of Reality?
- Transfusion-Associated Immunodulation in Cancer Recurrence and Postoperative Infection: Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials
- Does General Leukodepletion Provide Any Better Outcome?
- IV. Risk Management in Clinical Practice: Optimal vs Maximal
- Haemovigilance: An Approach to Risk Management and Control
- Evidence-Based Transfusion Medicine: A Fundamental Part of Risk Management
- Safety and Supply Issues from Consumers Point of View
- The Value of Education to Improve Perception, Acceptance and Communication of Transfusion-Related Risk
- This is the Bloody Limit
- The Virtue of Reality: Global Strategies in the Management of Transfusion-Related Risks