Hospital transfusion medicine committees – problems and pitfalls
Hospital Transfusion Medicine Committees (TMCs) are multidisciplinary committees that provide oversight of a variety of clinical activities as they pertain to transfusion medicine and patient care in hospital environments. Across the globe, there are many different standards that provide guidance on the goals, structure and function of hospital transfusion medicine committees but these are not always implemented in the same manner. This review will highlight some of these standards and undertake a high‐level review of the similarities and differences. Awareness of common barriers to success for TMCs will allow strategies...
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 26, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: S. Nahirniak Tags: Congress Review Source Type: research
Impact of ABO ‐mismatch on outcome in bone marrow transplantation
ISBT Science Series, EarlyView. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 25, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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ISBT Science Series, Ahead of Print. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 25, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
Screening for fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: is it possible and what are the potential outcomes?
ISBT Science Series, EarlyView. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 10, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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ISBT Science Series, Ahead of Print. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 10, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
Screening for fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: is it possible and what are the potential outcomes?
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is a rare but potentially very serious bleeding condition affecting the fetus/newborn. The vast majority (>80%) of FNAIT cases among Caucasians, and the most serious one, are caused by maternal antibodies to the human platelet antigen 1a (HPA‐1a). The clinical consequences of FNAIT span a continuum from no symptoms to intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) and intrauterine death. The incidence of FNAIT‐associated ICH has been estimated to be around 1 in 10 000 newborns. For many reasons, FNAIT has not been considered for prophylactic efforts similar to those that have b...
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 10, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: J. Kjeldsen ‐Kragh Tags: Congress Review Source Type: research
Mitochondrial damage ‐associated molecular patterns in blood transfusion products
Mitochondria are organelles in charge of energy supply and the control of apoptosis. Owing to their similarities with bacteria, however, extracellular mitochondria are considered damage‐associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) capable of activating the immune system and non‐immune cells. Studies revealed that diverse blood products contain extracellular mitochondria, which could account for the adverse reactions that can occur in transfusion. In this review, we discuss how mitochondrial DAMPs can trigger inflammatory responses, we highlight conditions relevant to transfusion during which mitochondria have been identified ...
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 10, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: G. Marcoux, E. Boilard Tags: Congress Review Source Type: research
Effectiveness of predonation health and travel screening in reducing the risk of transfusion ‐transmitted infections
Early in the history of transfusion it became evident that blood can transmit infectious diseases from the donor to the recipient. Predonation screening is performed by a Donor Health Questionnaire (DHQ). The DHQ complements the blood screening programme, when it fails to detect transfusion‐transmitted infections (TTIs), or when TTIs are not covered by the blood screening programme. The DHQ is dependent on the donor understanding the items presented in the DHQ and discloses accurate information. DHQ has relatively high rates of non‐compliance. It has been suggested that donors do their own risk assessment when filling ...
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 5, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: R. K. Berg, C. Erikstrup Tags: Congress Review Source Type: research
Auditing as a means of detecting waste
ISBT Science Series,Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 29-34, February 2018. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
The emotional psychology of blood donors: a time ‐course approach
ISBT Science Series,Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 93-100, February 2018. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
Host inflammatory response to mosquito bites enhances the severity of arbovirus infection
ISBT Science Series,Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 76-79, February 2018. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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ISBT Science Series,Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 29-34, February 2018. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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ISBT Science Series,Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 93-100, February 2018. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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ISBT Science Series,Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 76-79, February 2018. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
The emotional psychology of blood donors: a time ‐course approach
We describe a vision of how insight provided by a TED approach to donor psychology research might be implemented practically by blood collection agencies and practitioners alike. This vision includes innovative interventions to promote donor return as well as carefully curated donor communication strategies. (Source: ISBT Science Series)
Source: ISBT Science Series - September 4, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: L. A. Williams, B. Masser, A. van Dongen, A. Thijsen, Tanya Davison Tags: Congress Review Source Type: research
