"The Role of Blood Substitutes in Emerging Healthcare Systems."

According to an abstract submitted by the author to the 7th International Symposium on Blood Substitutes (7-ISBS), held September 7-10, 1997; in Tokyo, Japan, "Blood transfusions play a major role in the healthcare systems of the developed world. Beyond the obvious applications in trauma, surgical hemorrhage and other emergencies, the availability of safe, compatible blood enables surgical procedures such as organ transplantation and makes cardiopulmonary bypass a routine component of coronary artery bypass and other cardiac surgeries. Technical advances, information dissemination and excellent medical training available now in all but the most remote areas of the world mean that such...

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