Transfusion medicine
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Transfusion medicine (or transfusiology) is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the transfusion of blood and blood components. The blood bank is the section of the clinical laboratory that processes and distributes blood products under the supervision of a medical director, often certified in Pathology or Transfusion Medicine. The blood donor center, also under the supervision of a physician who may be a Transfusion Medicine specialist, is the facility that collects and processes blood products. Transfusion medicine is a board-certified specialty recognized by the American Board of Pathology. Physicians from a wide range of backgrounds, including pathology, hematology, anesthesiology and pediatrics, are eligible for board certification in Transfusion Medicine following a 1-2 year fellowship.
Physicians certified in Transfusion Medicine are trained in blood product selection and management, immunohematology, apheresis, stem cell collection, cellular therapy, and coagulation. They are often considered a consultant for physicians who require expertise advice on the subjects listed above.
In Denmark the subject is covered by the speciality "Clinical Immunology". Transfusiology is not a recognized term in the US.
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| Apheresis (Plasmapheresis — Plateletpheresis — Leukapheresis) | Blood transfusion | Coombs test | Cross-matching | Exchange transfusion | International Society of Blood Transfusion | Intraoperative blood salvage | ISBT 128 | Transfusion reactions |
| Human blood group systems - Blood type |
| ABO | Colton | Duffy | Hh | Kell | Kidd | Kx | Rhesus |Yt |
| Blood products |
| Blood | Blood donation | Blood substitutes | Cryoprecipitate | Platelets | Plasma | Red blood cells |
