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Transfusion (journal)
''Transfusion'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering transfusion medicine that is published by Wiley on behalf of the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', it had a 2021 impact factor of 3.337. The journal was established in 1960 with Tibor J. Greenwalt as its founding editor-in-chief. As of 2021, the editor-in-chief is Richard Kaufman. The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus, Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine and Life Sciences, Biological Abstracts, and the Science Citation Index Expanded The Science Citation Index Expanded – previously entitled Science Citation Index – is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and created by Eugene Garfield. It was officially launched in 1964 and .... References External links * Hematology journals Publications esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transfusion Medicine
Transfusion medicine (or transfusiology) is the branch of medicine that encompasses all aspects of the transfusion of blood and blood components including aspects related to hemovigilance. It includes issues of blood donation, immunohematology and other laboratory testing for transfusion-transmitted diseases, management and monitoring of clinical transfusion practices, patient blood management, therapeutic apheresis, stem cell collections, cellular therapy, and coagulation. Laboratory management and understanding of state and federal regulations related to blood products are also a large part of the field. Overview In most countries, immunohematology and transfusion medicine specialists provide expert opinion on massive transfusions, difficult/incompatible transfusions and rational use of specialised blood product therapy like irradiated blood/ leukodepleted/washed blood products. The blood donor center is the facility that collects blood components from screened blood dono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |