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Date Posted	Subject
Dec. 30, 2000	How do you deal with competing patient demands for blood? ADDENDA Jan. 3, 2001; Aug. 3, 2003
Dec. 26, 2000	Which solutions other than isotonic saline are approved for addition to blood and components? ADDENDA Feb. 4, 2001; June 4, 2006; Apr. 15 & 24, 2007
Dec. 23, 2000	Who considers leukoreduced cellular blood products equivalent to those made from CMV seronegative donors? ADDENDA Jan. 24 and Feb. 3, 2001
Dec. 14, 2000	Does QA review all manufacturing records prior to release of blood products? ADDENDA Dec. 15
Dec. 12, 2000	Compatibility Testing for Issuing Non-RBC Components
Nov. 30, 2000	Is it possible to store red cells from "problem patients" for prolonged periods without using liquid nitrogen? ADDENDA Jan. 3, 2001
Nov. 19, 2000	Problems with QC of Copper Sulfate? ADDENDA Nov. 26, 2000; RETRACTION Feb. 8, 2001; ADDENDA April 4-5, 2001
Nov. 18, 2000	Who uses a computer to perform the donor questionnaire? ADDENDA Nov. 30
Nov. 11, 2000	How long can cord bloods be kept before testing?
Oct. 30, 2000	Should a reference laboratory discontinue testing for weak D for ALL patients?
Oct. 19, 2000	Collecting allogeneic units from donors with hemochromatosis? ADDENDA Oct. 29, Nov. 2, 9 and 10; Aug. 29 & Sept. 1, 2006
Oct. 18, 2000	And More on Gann Act Documentation of patient being informed before transfusion ADDENDA Jan. 29, 2008
Oct. 2, 2000	Who repeats antigen typing on units received from their supplier? ADDENDA Oct. 3
Sept. 26, 2000	Does the "rationale" for deferral after receiving a tattoo apply to ear/skin piercing, acupuncture, and electrolysis? ADDENDA Oct 2
Sept. 25, 2000	Is the 12-month Deferral for Donors Who've Had Tattoos Still in Effect? ADDENDA Sept 27
Sept. 24, 2000	When Red Cells are dispensed in a syringe, what is their expiration? ADDENDA Jan. 3, 4 & 5, 2007
Sept. 24, 2000	Does Anyone Use an Abbreviated Questionnaire for Autologous Donors?
Sept. 11, 2000	Documenting the Beginning and End of Transfusions. ADDENDA Sept. 12
Sept. 9, 2000	Survey regarding WBC contamination of plateletpheresis products
Aug. 8, 2000	Should We Worry About Potassium Toxicity When Transfusing Red Cells to Very Low Birth Weight Neonates? ADDENDA Aug. 9, 10 & Sept. 1
July 31, 2000	Transfusing Platelets to Patients Undergoing Dialysis - Wait Until Afterward?
July 24, 2000	Deaths After Transfusion - When to Investigate? ADDENDA July 25 & 26
July 17, 2000	Correct ID of PreTransfusion Blood Samples and Patient Before Transfusion - Training Videos? ADDENDA Aug 11
July 12, 2000	Does platelet transfusion help patients who bleed while on the drug Reopro? ADDENDA July 18, 19 & 21
July 5, 2000	Should NAT become standard for blood donors?
July 3, 2000	Transporting Blood With Patients
June 24, 2000	Donor deferral for allergy symptoms?
June 15, 2000	Billing codes for Unusual Transfusions
June 9, 2000	Use of pneumatic tube system for transporting platelet components?
June 9, 2000	Is QC Needed on Each of Multiple Racks of Blood Bank Reagents? ADDENDA June 24
June 9, 2000	Managing Blood Donors with Iodine Sensitivity ADDENDA Feb. 15, 2010
June 9, 2000	Using Barcode Labels to Enter Patient Samples into the Hospital Computer
May 30, 2000	Problems Spiking Sides of Blood Bags? ADDENDA Nov. 8 & 11, 2005
May 16, 2000	JCAHO Advises Against Simultaneous Crossmatching of Multiple Patients?
April 28, 2000	Interference of "Hextend" with Compatibility Testing?
April 18, 2000	Olympus PK7200 - Barcode Reading Problems
April 4, 2000	Monitoring Patients During Blood Transfusion
April 2, 2000	What proportion of pre-op autologous donations are actually transfused?
April 2, 2000	Minimizing Wastage of Unused Thawed FFP
March 19, 2000	Can non-licensed donor phlebotomists collect apheresis blood products? ADDENDA Mar. 23
March 19, 2000	Two Audit Questions: 1. Upper Hb limit for transfusions? 2. Increasing compliance with Paul Gann Act?
March 19, 2000	Policies on Directed Donations from Mother to Neonate and from Husband to Wife of Childbearing Age
Jan. 9, 2000	When to Switch from Rh-neg. to Rh-pos. RBC in a Rapidly Bleeding Patient?
Jan. 9, 2000	Pneumatic Tube Systems for Transporting Blood? ADDENDA Aug. 3, 2006
Jan. 9, 2000	Donor Eligibility After Herpes Meningitis?
Dec. 19, 1999	Desert Storm Veterans Still Banned from Donating Blood?
Nov. 29, 1999	Should Blood Donors Be Asked About Chagas Disease Risk Behavior?
Nov. 4, 1999	Universal Leukoreduction - Hospital Viewpoints
Oct. 27, 1999	Who should draw blood specimens for compatibility testing? ADDENDA Nov. 11
Oct. 11, 1999	What are your policies for collection &/or transfusion of blood from donors with sickle cell trait? ADDENDA Nov. 11
Oct. 11, 1999	With universal leukoreduction, should this include autologous donations? ADDENDA Nov. 11
June 1, 1999	More on the Paul Gann Act - How to Document? ADDENDA Jan. 29, 2008
May 3, 1999	Some practical questions about donor retested FFP
Apr. 18, 1999	A system for transport and remote storage of blood components in a healthcare Institution
Mar. 24, 1999	Should we worry about cold-reactive antibodies in cardiac surgery? ADDENDA Feb. 12 & 18, 2009
Mar. 24, 1999	Need to investigate delayed alloantibodies like an acute hemolytic reaction?
Mar. 17, 1999	Can hospitals charge more for blood than what they paid?
Mar. 17, 1999	Does blood donation make migraines better or worse?
Mar, 16, 1999	Are HIV-positive autologous donors covered under the Americans for Disabilities Act?
Mar. 11, 1999	With NAT here, should Europe (EU) drop the ALT requirement?
Feb. 28, 1999	Should persons who've had acupuncture be deferred as donors?
Feb. 28, 1999	Repeat testing for weak D in females of childbearing age?
Feb. 28, 1999	Is it necessary to do daily QC of anti-C3b, C3d reagents? (Updated 3-8-99)
Feb. 25, 1999	Is yeast allergy an absolute contraindication to Hep B vaccination?
Feb. 25, 1999	Can nurse practitioners order blood products?
Feb. 25, 1999	Selection of plasma after bone marrow transplantation
Feb. 24, 1999	Does the Gann Act require signed consent before transfusion? ADDENDA Jan. 28, 2008
Feb. 21, 1999	Uniform Donor History Card - Which Questions Asked Orally?
Feb 17, 1999	AABB written comments to FDA about ISBT 128 draft document
Feb. 14, 1999	A Controversy About New Viral Testing - 'Deja Vu' Again?

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