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Blood Works: An Owner's Guide
What Every Person Needs to Know BEFORE They Are a Patient
Published by City Point Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
Much has been published on heart health, kidney health, and gut health. But how many of us are aware of our blood health? Is your blood as healthy as it should be? How would you even know? Blood Works is a fascinating new blood owners’ guide to help you care for the health of your most precious fluid—your blood.
About 2 billion people globally are anemic, and almost as many suffer from iron deficiency without anemia. Many don’t even know they have it, just feeling tired, lethargic, and “foggy-headed.” Sound familiar? Over 600 million more suffer from acute or sometimes unrecognized chronic blood loss from causes such as heavy menstrual bleeding, obstetric hemorrhage, gastrointestinal bleeding, surgery, and trauma. Anemia, iron deficiency, and bleeding are signs of “blood failure” and have major negative health effects. Blood Works, with contributions from 48 leading international medical experts, is a must have book for all who want to look after their blood health.
Your blood is the essential fluid that keeps you alive. Yet, while many of us know our cholesterol level and blood pressure, few of us are aware of our blood count. What we don’t know can affect our everyday quality of life and put us at risk if we have bleeding, an injury, or require hospitalization.
Blood, and the vessels that contain it, make up the largest organ system in the body. Its balance and health must be maintained. For many decades, the treatment of first resort for anemia and blood loss has been blood transfusion, which is essentially a “liquid organ” transplant from another person. In heart failure or kidney failure, organ transplantation is not first-line treatment. In blood failure, blood “transplantation” should not be the first thing we reach for. Since the 1990s, scientific research has shown that the common use of blood transfusion is not the most effective treatment in many medical situations. It has been identified as one of the most overused treatments in modern medicine, costing billions of dollars, while causing changes in the recipient’s immune system that may increase the risk of complications and death. In October 2021, the World Health Organization called for the urgent global implementation of Patient Blood Management (PBM), stating “our own blood is still the best thing to have in our veins.”
Blood Works is one of the most exciting books on blood health you will read. The book zooms in on why medical experts from around the world now recognize the need for fundamental change in the way a patient’s blood is managed. Known as PBM, Patient Blood Management places the person receiving treatment at the center of decisions involving their lifeblood. Its aim is to improve general health and treatment outcomes by managing and preserving a patient’s own blood while empowering them to share in making decisions.
Meticulously researched and referenced, masterfully illustrated, and featuring personal stories from patients and their families, Blood Works is a compelling read. It will have a profound impact on your health and the health of your loved ones and is an invaluable resource for health care professionals.
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Contributors
Professor Michael Auerbach MD FACP, Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
Dr Ivo Beverina MD, Legnano General Hospital, Italy
Dr Elvira Bisbe MD PhD, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Spain
Professor Neil Blumberg MD, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Professor Matteo Bolcato MD, University of Padua, Italy
Dr Roger Browning MBChB (Otago) MCR (UWA) FANZCA, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Australia
Professor Ángel Augusto Pérez Calatayud, University of Mexico and General Hospital of Mexico Dr Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico
Alana Delaforce BN GCertPeriopN MN PhD(Cand) MACORN MANZSBT AFHEA, Mater Health, Australia
Dr Wayne B Dyer PhD, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia
Professor Wendy N Erber MBBS (Syd) MD (Syd) DPhil (Oxf) PhD (Camb) FRCPA FRCPath FAHMS, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Jochen Erhard MD Dr Med, Klinikum-Niederrhein, Germany
Dr Manuel Estioko MD, Transfusion Free Medicine and Surgery Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, USA
Professor David Faraoni MD, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Associate Professor Shannon L Farmer DHSc, The University of Western Australia and Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
Professor Patricia Ford MD, Pennsylvania Hospital, USA
Dr Arnold Friedman MD, Maimonides Medical Center, USA
Professor Bernd Froessler MD PhD FANZCA, Lyell McEwin Hospital and University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr Ian Gilfillan MBChB FRCS(Ed) & C/Th & DMI FRACS , Fiona Stanley Hospital, Australia
Dr Hans Gombotz MD, General Hospital Linz, Austria
Associate Professor Susan Goobie MD FRCPC, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Irwin Gross MD FCAP, Eastern Maine Medical Center, USA
Professor Jeffrey M Hamdorf MBBS PhD FRACS AM, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Nabil E Hassan MD, Children’s Hospital and University of Illinois, USA
Associate Professor Joanna M Heal MBBS MRCP, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Professor Axel Hofmann Dr rer Medic ME, The University of Western Australia and University of Zurich, Switzerland
Professor James P Isbister MBBS BSc(med) FRACP FRCPA, Sydney Medical School, Australia
Professor Nicolas Jabbour MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, USA
Dr Pradeep Jayasuriya MBBS, M Hlth Serv Man, WA Iron Centre, Australia
Professor Hongwen Ji MD PhD, Fuwai Hospital and Peking Union Medical College, China
Dr Kasandji Freddy Kabambi MD FCA(SA) Mmed(anesth)
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
Professor Young-Woo Kim MD PhD FRCS, National Cancer Center, Korea
Professor Michael F Leahy MBChB FRACP FRCP FRCPath, Royal Perth Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Mr Matthias Lucas MD, Helios Klinikum, Germany
Dr Hamish Mace MBChB (Otago) FANZCA DRANZCOG, Fiona Stanley Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Associate Professor Rudolf Mair MD, Kepler University Hospital, Austria
Professor Nolan McDonnell BHB MBChB FANZCA MClinRes Grad Dip Clinical , King Edward Memorial Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr Julie McMorrow PharmD FPS , Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
Professor Lena Napolitano MD FACS FCCP MCCM, University of Michigan Health System and University Hospital, USA
Sherri Ozawa RN, Englewood Health, USA
Dr Petra Seeber MD, Helios Klinikum, Germany
Professor Aryeh Shander MD FCCM FCCP FASA, Englewood Health and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Professor Donat R Spahn MD, University and Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
Professor Bruce Spiess MD FAHA, University of Florida College of Medicine, USA
Dr Jackie Thomson MD, South African National Blood Service, South Africa
Mr Kevin Trentino MPH PhD, East Metropolitan Health Service and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Fiona M Wood FRACS AM , Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth Children’s Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Associate Professor Michael Wren MBBS FRACS, The University of Notre Dame and Curtin University, Australia
Professor Christoph A Zenger LL.M. (Harvard), University of Bern, Switzerland
Professor Michael Auerbach MD FACP, Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
Dr Ivo Beverina MD, Legnano General Hospital, Italy
Dr Elvira Bisbe MD PhD, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Spain
Professor Neil Blumberg MD, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Professor Matteo Bolcato MD, University of Padua, Italy
Dr Roger Browning MBChB (Otago) MCR (UWA) FANZCA, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Australia
Professor Ángel Augusto Pérez Calatayud, University of Mexico and General Hospital of Mexico Dr Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico
Alana Delaforce BN GCertPeriopN MN PhD(Cand) MACORN MANZSBT AFHEA, Mater Health, Australia
Dr Wayne B Dyer PhD, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia
Professor Wendy N Erber MBBS (Syd) MD (Syd) DPhil (Oxf) PhD (Camb) FRCPA FRCPath FAHMS, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Jochen Erhard MD Dr Med, Klinikum-Niederrhein, Germany
Dr Manuel Estioko MD, Transfusion Free Medicine and Surgery Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, USA
Professor David Faraoni MD, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Associate Professor Shannon L Farmer DHSc, The University of Western Australia and Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
Professor Patricia Ford MD, Pennsylvania Hospital, USA
Dr Arnold Friedman MD, Maimonides Medical Center, USA
Professor Bernd Froessler MD PhD FANZCA, Lyell McEwin Hospital and University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr Ian Gilfillan MBChB FRCS(Ed) & C/Th & DMI FRACS , Fiona Stanley Hospital, Australia
Dr Hans Gombotz MD, General Hospital Linz, Austria
Associate Professor Susan Goobie MD FRCPC, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Irwin Gross MD FCAP, Eastern Maine Medical Center, USA
Professor Jeffrey M Hamdorf MBBS PhD FRACS AM, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Nabil E Hassan MD, Children’s Hospital and University of Illinois, USA
Associate Professor Joanna M Heal MBBS MRCP, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Professor Axel Hofmann Dr rer Medic ME, The University of Western Australia and University of Zurich, Switzerland
Professor James P Isbister MBBS BSc(med) FRACP FRCPA, Sydney Medical School, Australia
Professor Nicolas Jabbour MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, USA
Dr Pradeep Jayasuriya MBBS, M Hlth Serv Man, WA Iron Centre, Australia
Professor Hongwen Ji MD PhD, Fuwai Hospital and Peking Union Medical College, China
Dr Kasandji Freddy Kabambi MD FCA(SA) Mmed(anesth)
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
Professor Young-Woo Kim MD PhD FRCS, National Cancer Center, Korea
Professor Michael F Leahy MBChB FRACP FRCP FRCPath, Royal Perth Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Mr Matthias Lucas MD, Helios Klinikum, Germany
Dr Hamish Mace MBChB (Otago) FANZCA DRANZCOG, Fiona Stanley Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Associate Professor Rudolf Mair MD, Kepler University Hospital, Austria
Professor Nolan McDonnell BHB MBChB FANZCA MClinRes Grad Dip Clinical , King Edward Memorial Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr Julie McMorrow PharmD FPS , Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
Professor Lena Napolitano MD FACS FCCP MCCM, University of Michigan Health System and University Hospital, USA
Sherri Ozawa RN, Englewood Health, USA
Dr Petra Seeber MD, Helios Klinikum, Germany
Professor Aryeh Shander MD FCCM FCCP FASA, Englewood Health and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
Professor Donat R Spahn MD, University and Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
Professor Bruce Spiess MD FAHA, University of Florida College of Medicine, USA
Dr Jackie Thomson MD, South African National Blood Service, South Africa
Mr Kevin Trentino MPH PhD, East Metropolitan Health Service and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Fiona M Wood FRACS AM , Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth Children’s Hospital and The University of Western Australia, Australia
Associate Professor Michael Wren MBBS FRACS, The University of Notre Dame and Curtin University, Australia
Professor Christoph A Zenger LL.M. (Harvard), University of Bern, Switzerland
Product Details
- Publisher: City Point Press (November 29, 2022)
- Length: 480 pages
- ISBN13: 9781947951570
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