title: Transfusion medicine in the 1990s, why it has changed and how.
abstract: This paper is intended for physicians not directly responsible for transfusion medicine in their everyday practices. The field has changed dramatically in the last decade. This paper attempts to outline these changes, and detail factors that will be of practical use in general, medical, and surgical practices. Topics include available blood products with indications and risks, education about types of blood donation, possible future products, and a key concept in the field today, "conservation."
authors.affiliation: Boyce & Bynum Pathology Labs, Columbia, MO 65202.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pittman
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D065227:Transfusion Reaction