Neonatology and Blood Transfusion - Developments in Hematology and Immunology

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Foetal and Neonatal Haematology.- Regulation of Developmental Haematopoiesis By Gata Transcription Factors.- Development of The Immune System In The Foetal and Perinatal Period.- Foetal and Neonatal Immunohaematological Responses: Consequences for Practical Management?.- Biology of Thrombopoietin In the Human Foetus and Neonate.- Discussion.- Immunohaematology and Haemostasis.- Management of Red Cell Alloimmunization in Pregnancy.- New Treatment Options in Neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia.- Consensus and Controversy in Foetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia.- The Bleeding Infant.- Discussion.- Blood Transfusion in the Neonate.- Neonatal Thrombosis.- Criteria for Selecting a Red Blood Cell Product to Transfuse Anaemic Infants.- Hazards of Transfusion: GvHD.- Non-Immune, Non-Infectious Complications of Transfusion.- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Neonate with Respiratory Failure.- Discussion.- Cellular Therapies in Neonatology.- Genetic Engineering for the Foetus and Neonate.- Meta-Analysis and Evidence-Based Decision Making in Neonatal Care.- Placental Blood Banking in the Year 2003.- Discussion.- Epilogue.- Epilogue. Publisher Marketing: Presents the proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Blood Transfusion, NL, organized by the Sanquin Division Blood Bank North-East, Groningen. This book provides information on developmental immunology, the molecular basis of haematopoeisis, physiological basis of bleeding and thrombosis, transfusion risks and benefits, and therapies.