Blood Transfusion Services

Jersild, Casper; Hafner, Valentina

doi:10.1016/b978-012373960-5.00520-7

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“…These components have specific therapeutic characteristics, and their storage requirements also vary. Over some decades, the use of ‘whole blood’ transfusion has reduced in countries that have resources to process and separate blood (Jersild and Hafner, 2008). Contemporary transfusion medicine is characterised by the use of different components of the blood, administered to patients according to their clinical needs.…”

Section: Deconstructing ‘Blood’mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More recent data point to an increased demand for plasma for fractionation (O’Mahony and Turner, 2010). Globally, the main applications of whole blood and its components are in the course of surgical procedures, including treatment of trauma patients, and in obstetric care with major bleeding during childbirth (Jersild and Hafner, 2008). Blood is also used in the treatment of medical diseases, especially haematological diseases such as thalassaemia.…”

Section: Demand In the Blood Economymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Revaluing donor and recipient bodies in the globalised blood economy: Transitions in public policy on blood safety in the United Kingdom

2013

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The clinical use of blood has a long history, but its apparent stability belies the complexity of contemporary practices in this field. In this article, we explore how the production, supply and deployment of blood products are socially mediated, drawing on theoretical perspectives from recent work on ‘tissue economies’. We highlight the ways in which safety threats in the form of infections that might be transmitted through blood and plasma impact on this tissue economy and how these have led to a revaluation of donor bodies and restructuring of blood economies. Specifically, we consider these themes in relation to the management of recent threats to blood safety in the United Kingdom. We show that the tension between securing the supply of blood and its products and ensuring its safety may give rise to ethical concerns and reshape relations between donor and recipient bodies.

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Section: Deconstructing ‘Blood’mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Demand In the Blood Economymentioning

confidence: 99%