Advances in Blood Substitutes, Volume 3: Industrial Opportunities and Medical Challenges [Hardcover]

R. Winslow (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0817639802 | ISBN-13: 978-0817639808 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 1st

Significant advances have recently been made towards the widespread use of blood substitutes in clinical practice. These contributions, from experts in the field, discuss areas such as pharmacoeconomics, cancer treatment, improved red cell preservation, polyethylene glycol modification of haemoglobin, and the way in which cell-free oxygen carriers nourish tissues. Each contribution is followed by a transcription of the candid discussions that followed its presentation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Robert Winslow's new book Blood Substitutes, is useful in many ways. It brings together well-written summaries of the work of many of the most important investigators of the last 2 decades in the broad group of interrelated fields. Moreover, it also has some excellent chapters of scientific and medical background that provide context for the work. It also gives a historical snapshot of the thinking and attitudes of workers in the field. As an introduction to the field, this book is outstanding."
- John R. Hess MD, MPH, FACPa, University of Maryland Medical Center for TRANSFUSION MEDICINE REVIEWS (2006)

"There aren't too many all in one books on this subject, let alone one written this clearly, concisely, and with perspective. If you are interested in this field, get this book."
- Doody's 3 Star Review by Valerie L. Ng, PhD, MD, Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital (2006)

"This is a serious, comprehensive, authoritative and highly readable textbook on a most relevant and challenging topic - the search for blood substitutes. ...The Editor and publishers have clearly given considerable thought to the readability as well as the academic rigour of the 46 chapters and 548 pages. In this reviewer's opinion, they have been most successful. The font and the page layouts are easy on the eye, the illustrations of good quality, and the references for each chapter are comprehensive and up to date. The potential readership for this book will undoubtedly be broadly based. This is a
quality text book, and, although it is always difficult to define quality, we do recognise it when we come across it."
- Professor Ken Taylor, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of London
and Director of Cardiac Services, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Book Description

Brings together current information about O2-carriers, or Blood Substitutes and how they are designed to be used in place of red blood cell transfusions --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston; 1st edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817639802
• ISBN-13: 978-0817639808
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,071,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)