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Many veterinary hospitals have permanent canine and/or feline blood donors to
cover their transfusion requirements and some have their own blood bank. Hospitals
must ensure there is appropriate donor selection and screening, as there
are inherent risks of transmission of infectious agents and of causing adverse
reactions.
All donors should be fully vaccinated and receive regular veterinary preventative
health care. A full physical examination should be performed by a veterinary
surgeon prior to each donation, and should be unremarkable. Donors should also
be screened for infectious diseases.
Blood collection and component preparation can be labour intensive and time
consuming. It is of great importance to know the properties of the different blood
products available in transfusion medicine, as well as how they might be used to
achieve the best results in clinical practice. Veterinary nurses must know how to
administer blood and blood products safely to their patients. Blood products are
prepared from donor animals and represent a very limited resource, not available
in all situations.
Through a combination of rigorous donor screening, individualized blood product
selection, and careful monitoring, veterinary nurses can minimize the risks and
enhance the benefits of transfusion.
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blood components blood collection blood administration blood storage donors recipients
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Branquinho T, Ortiz V, Vala H, Ferreira R, Santos C, Oliveira AL (2011). Transfusion Medicine in Dogs and Cats: Products, collection and administration. The Veterinary Nurse. Vol. 2(9): 530–538