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| Date Posted |
Subject |
| Dec. 26, 2008 |
Performance of the Direct Antiglobulin Test when doing antibody screening or crossmatching |
| Dec. 26, 2008 |
ISBT requirements to assign a unique number to a pool of blood components ADDENDA Jan. 23, 2009 |
| Dec. 15, 2008 |
Performing the direct antiglobulin test without using tubes ADDENDA Jan. 28, 2009 |
| Dec. 15, 2008 |
REACTIVATED
DISCUSSIONS: Reconstituting blood for exchange transfusion in neonates AND Neonatal transfusion practices |
| Nov. 28, 2008 |
Can irradiated RBCs be irradiated a second time if the first irradiation dose was inadequate? ADDENDA Dec. 17 & 27 |
| Nov. 10, 2008 |
Management of non-human tissues by a tissue bank/transplant program ADDENDA Jan. 13, 2009 |
| Oct. 25, 2008 |
Testing for fetal maternal hemorrhage using a post-partum blood sample collected 1-2 hours versus 12-24 hours after delivery ADDENDA Nov. 2, 3, 11 & 23; Dec. 15 |
| Oct. 24, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Survey
on Informed Consent for Transfusion |
| Oct. 12, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: A call for "benchmark" data for peer review of blood utilization |
| Oct. 2, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Use of rapid infusion devices for transfusion in childhood trauma cases ADDENDA Nov. 4 |
| Sept. 29, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Management of multiple blood product label barcoding systems between suppliers and hospitals |
| Sept. 22, 2008 |
Use of blood product containers manufactured with the plasticizer DEHP ADDENDA Oct. 14 & 17, Nov. 23 |
| Sept. 19, 2008 |
Use of irradiated blood products for febrile neutropenic patients ADDENDA Sept. 29 |
| Sept. 19, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Is it necessary to irradiate cellular blood products for patients undergoing cardiac surgery? ADDENDA Sept. 22 & 27; Nov. 17 & 23 |
| Sept. 16, 2008 |
Use of 'autologous serum eye drops' for patients with certain corneal disorders |
| Sept. 15, 2008 |
Irradiation
reimbursement ADDENDA Sept. 29;
Mar. 6, 2009 |
| Sept. 15, 2008 |
Why 3 months for prior transfusion history? |
| Sept. 2, 2008 |
Proper (compliant) billing practices for complicated serologic work ups for neonates |
| Aug. 29, 2008 |
Verifying
blood product orders in the laboratory ADDENDA Sept.
5, 8, 9, 19 & 30, Mar. 6 & 12, 2009 |
| Aug. 27, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Maximum collection time for whole blood intended for manufacture of labile components (platelets, FFP, cryoprecipitate) |
| Aug. 21, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: How are hospitals that use 5% albumin as a replacement fluid for some therapeutic plasma exchange procedures addressing a lack of supply of that solution? Do colleagues consider the use of plasma protein fraction to be a safe alternative? ADDENDA Aug. 29 |
| Aug. 21, 2008 |
Blood utilization data for Obstetric and Gynecologic procedures? |
| Aug. 6, 2008 |
What red cell products are ECMO centers using by age (of RBC) and anticoagulant? ADDENDA Aug. 29 |
| Aug. 5, 2008 |
Problems with the ISBT labeled blood product ADDENDA Aug. 16 & 29; Sept. 15 |
| July 25, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Comments
requested on Joint Commission meeting to determine
the need to incorporate blood management performance
measures into their survey and accreditation process ADDENDA July
30 & 31;
Aug. 12, 17, 21 & 22 |
| July 23, 2008 |
What do you accept for patient identification? |
| July 18, 2008 |
California State Donor Deferral Registry list |
| July 16, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Policies
for Ensuring An Adequate Supply of O Rh Negative
Blood in Emergencies |
| July 16, 2008 |
Using a 'calculator' to determine RhIG dosage |
| July 16, 2008 |
What do you do when you get a positive
crossmatch in solid phase? |
| June 29, 2008 |
Regulatory requirements for transferring crossmatched RBC units between facilities of a healthcare system/healthcare network ADDENDA July 11 |
| June 26, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Automatic protocols for dealing with massive transfusion ADDENDA July 3 & 16; Jan. 18 & 29, 2009 |
| June 25, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Use of biometrics in blood
banking to identify donors and transfusion recipients ADDENDA Mar. 4, Apr. 7 & June 25 |
| June 25, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION:Transfusing donor
RBC units obtained from individuals whose plasma
contains unexpected antibodies |
| June 24, 2008 |
Is it permissible for Medical Assistants or trained individuals who have been certified as Donor Screeners to read Total Protein levels on donors, provided the personnel are under the direct supervision of a Physician? |
| June 22, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: What are the requirements and practices of other blood centers in California for accepting 16-year old donors? |
| June 20, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Is it acceptable practice to transfuse platelets through a rapid flow blood and fluid warming device? A question is posed regarding the use with FFP ADDENDA July 1 |
| June 16, 2008 |
Root Cause Analysis for identified cases of wrong blood in tube (WBIT) ADDENDA June 17 |
| June 16, 2008 |
Strategies to minimize the transfusion of two units of RBCs for an anemic but euvolemic non-actively bleeding patient without measuring the patient’s hemoglobin level after giving the first of two units ADDENDA June 19, 20, 22 & 28; July 2 |
| June 16, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Use of educational materials that include information on the possible effects of blood donation on athletic performance |
| June 11, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Reconciling conflicting results for Rh typing using different test reagents ADDENDA Jan. 18, 2009 |
| June 11, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Thromboelastography Test - Any Value for Assessing Hemostasis During Surgery? |
| June 2, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Routine use of newer (fresher) RBC products ADDENDA Mar. 28, 30 & 31, Apr. 4, 15 & 22, May 2, June 2, 13 & 28 |
| May 30, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSIONS:Management of donors with a single reactive test for anti-HBc AND Hepatitis B core testing and donor deferral ADDENDA May 23, 2008 |
| May 21, 2008 |
Experience with requests for "bubble filters" for use during transfusion of patients with HHT |
| May 16, 2008 |
Guidelines for
acceptable levels of outdating and wastage? ADDENDA May 30 |
| May 16, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Transfusing donor RBC units obtained from individuals whose plasma contains unexpected antibodies |
| May 8, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Quality assurance and monitoring of leuko-reduction ADDENDA Feb. 26 & 27, May 8 |
| May 7, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Antibody titer studies in pregnant women at risk for bearing an infant with hemolytic disease of the newborn ADDENDA May 10 & 16 |
| May 7, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Should volunteer whole blood donors be allowed to donate more often than every 8 weeks during critical blood shortages? |
| Apr. 20, 2008 |
Puzzling Hemolysis in Donor Sample Tubes ADDENDA Apr. 22 & 24; May 7 |
| Apr. 20, 2008 |
Should Blood Establishment Computer Software be regulated any differently than the manufacturing software used by drug and medical device companies? ADDENDA Apr. 26, June 13 |
| Apr. 9, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSIONS: Should consent for transfusion be required for plasma derivatives? AND Informed Consent
for Transfusion of Blood Components and/or Plasma Derivatives |
| Mar. 27, 2008 |
REACTIVATED
DISCUSSION: When considering Rh immunoprophylaxis for an Rh negative woman, if a test for D on her newborn baby is negative, what methods are used to rule out the possibility that the newborn has a "Weak D" phenotype? |
| Mar. 19, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSIONS:Protocols
for the detection and treatment of TRALI ADDENDA Mar. 30 AND Transfusion-Related
Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) - a Serious and Under-recognized Complication
of Transfusion. |
| Mar. 18, 2008 |
'Clumpy'
platelet products |
| Mar. 18, 2008 |
REACTIVATED
DISCUSSION: Is
there a regional or national computerized
database of patients with multiple red cell antibodies or other
complex transfusion histories? |
| Mar. 13, 2008 |
What
benchmarking data is available? |
| Mar. 13, 2008 |
Frustration
of a repeat blood donor who was permanently deferred
due to a false positive HIV antibody-screening
test ADDENDA Mar. 17 |
| Mar. 5, 2008 |
Is incomplete re-suspension in automated cell washers acceptable? |
| Mar. 4, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: When the supernatant of a red cell unit shows visible discoloration suggesting hemolysis, should it be issued for transfusion? |
| Mar. 3, 2008 |
Treatment for severe plasma plasminogen deficiency complicated by a condition called ligneous conjunctivitis |
| Feb. 29, 2008 |
Re-freezing thawed FFP, and relabeling the refrozen product as 'frozen plasma' with a new expiration date |
| Feb. 10, 2008 |
Do
donor centers defer US Navy servicemen who served on Navy ships in
Europe because of vCJD exposure risk? |
| Feb. 6, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Deferral
of a whole blood donor over CJD concerns because
of a bovine jaw/dental implant ADDENDA Mar 11 |
| Jan. 25, 2008 |
Wastage of FFP ADDENDA Feb. 4 & 11 |
| Jan. 24, 2008 |
Handling
platelet transfusions requests for patients with intracranial bleeds
who are on Plavix® |
| Jan. 18, 2008 |
Plasmapheresis of recipients
who undergo transplantation of ABO mismatched bone marrow/PBSC |
| Jan. 12, 2008 |
Testing
for ABO using umbilical cord blood samples and avoidance of false
positive test results due to Wharton's Jelly |
| Jan. 12, 2008 |
Is
anyone using a micro titre tube method? ADDENDA Feb. 19 |
| Jan.
10, 2008 |
REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: How
do blood banks know when a patient should get irradiated blood, if
the patient's doctor forgets to order the blood to be irradiated? |
| Jan. 7, 2008 |
Have
other facilities discontinued the collection and
testing of post-reaction urine samples? ADDENDA Jan. 12 |
| Jan. 6, 2008 |
Does
tyramine remain in banked blood? ADDENDA Jan.
7 & 9 |
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