The fifth edition of this practical textbook on transfusion medicine has been thoroughly revised with the latest in scientific and technological developments and edited by a leading team of international expert haematologists, including new co-editor Mark H. Yazer MD.

A succinct and user-friendly resource of transfusion medicine for clinicians, scientists and trainees with key points, charts and algorithms

Discusses practice in blood centres and hospitals including regulatory aspects, transfusion safety, production and storage, donor care, and blood transfusion in a global context

Coverage of cellular and tissue therapies and organ transplantation including stem cell collection and haematopoietic stem cell processing and storage

Review of the development of the evidence-base for transfusion medicine

Content on the clinical practice for transfusion and alternatives to transfusion