Publications

Urs Giger (Moderator), Philadelphia, PA; Beth Davidow, Seattle, WA; Anne S. Hale, Stockbridge, MI, Justine Lee, Urbana, IL; and others.   Transfusion therapy refers to the safe and effective replacement of blood or one of its components offering support for many...

Urs Giger, PD Dr. med. vet. Dipl. ACVIM & ECVIM-CA, Dipl. ECVCP Transfusion Center and Penn Animal Blood Bank, Section of Medical Genetics School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104   Transfusion support is also critical...

Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SA-IM) Tufts University, North Grafton, MA   The platelet has recently undergone an expansion of interest, as understanding of their role in hemostasis, inflammation and healing is being further elucidated. Platelets are...

Sophie Adamantos, BVSc CertVA DipACVECC MRCVS, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, UK, sadamantos@rvc.ac.uk   The red blood cell membrane is covered proteins and complex carbohydrates and hence is antigenic. Patients recognise...

Urs Giger, PD Dr. med. vet. Dipl. ACVIM & ECVIM-CA, Dipl. ECVCP Transfusion Center and Penn Animal Blood Bank, Section of Medical Genetics School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104   In the emergency room and intensive...

D. Hughes Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.   Since the first blood transfusion was carried out on a dog at Oxford University in 1666, the science of transfusion medicine has advanced a great deal. To perform transfusion medicine successfully, there must be...

B.F. Feldman* and C.A. Sink** *Dept of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, VA-MD - Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA (Deceased). **Laboratory Diagnostic Services, VA-MD - Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA....

C. Snook New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA.   Neonatal isoerythrolysis, an immunologic disorder causing red blood cell destruction, seen in newborn horse and mule foals and other...