AABB Releases Transfusion Reactions, 3^rd Edition

Bethesda, Md. – AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) today announced the release of Transfusion Reactions, 3^rd Edition, a comprehensive reference focusing on noninfectious complications of transfusion.  Each chapter from the previous edition has been updated and, in many cases, expanded.  Topics that have been added include acute pain reactions — newly recognized in the last several years — and the detection and monitoring of transfusion reactions in the developing world.  The contributors to the book are recognized authorities in transfusion complications.

“In developed countries, the incidence of infectious transfusion complications such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis have long been surpassed by noninfectious transfusion complications,” said Mark A. Popovsky, MD, editor and associate clinical professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.  “This publication provides readers with valuable, in-depth information relating to noninfectious complications such as transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO), and hemolytic transfusion reactions, all of which account for significantly greater morbidity and mortality than HIV and viral hepatitis.”

The 582-page, hard-cover publication from AABB Press is geared for clinicians, transfusion medicine specialists, laboratorians and nurses, and is designed to be user-friendly by dividing topics into clinical presentation, mechanism, management and prevention, wherever practical. 

Should editors wish to obtain a complimentary copy of the 3^rd Edition, please contact Tiffani Collins, +1.301.215.6590 or tcollins@aabb.org.   To view the entire AABB publications online catalogue, visit www.aabb.org, or call +1.866.222.2498.

AABB is the premier publisher for information relevant to the transfusion medicine and cellular therapy field.  Each book in AABB’s distinctive collection has been developed based on AABB’s quality standards and understanding of topics that are of significant interest to professionals involved within the transfusion medicine and cellular therapy community. 

About AABB

Established in 1947, AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) is an international, not-for-profit association dedicated to the advancement of science and the practice of transfusion medicine and related biological therapies.  The association is committed to improving health by developing and delivering standards, accreditation and educational programs and services to optimize patient and donor care and safety.  AABB membership consists of approximately 1,800 institutions and 8,000 individuals, including physicians, scientists, administrators, medical technologists, nurses, researchers, blood donor recruiters and public relations personnel.  Members are located in all 50 states and 80 countries.

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