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March 13
Work up for a febrile or other adverse event in association with autologous blood administration
March 3
Release of uncrossmatched RBC units - update ADDENDA Mar. 13
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February 24
Protocol for using the Mononuclear Monolayer Assay (MMA)
February 23
Shelf life of a volume reduced RBC product ADDENDA Mar. 1 & 8 
February 15
Blood donations by individuals who are allergic to disinfectants used in arm preps ADDENDA Feb. 21 & 23
How to culture units involved in a transfusion reaction investigation ADDENDA Feb. 15 & March 8
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December 29
Availability of the Kleihauer-Betke test for work up of fetal bleeding following maternal trauma ADDENDA Dec. 30, Jan. 3 & 20; Feb. 15
March 13
FDA MedWatch: WinRho SDF (Rho(D) Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human): Risk of Intravascular Hemolysis
Market Withdrawal: Chiron RIBA HCV 3.0 SIA (FDA/CBER)
March 8
Educational Info: California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC)- a multi-stakeholder organization whose mission is to eliminate preventable maternal deaths and injuries. Also see: CMQCC OB Hemorrhage Task Force
Senators ask FDA to lift gay blood donor ban (Washington Times)
March 3
FDA Enforcement Report: March 3, 2010
Class I Recall: StatSpin, Inc., dba IRIS Sample Processing, StatSpin Express 4 Centrifuges, Model #510 (FDA/CDRH)
March 2
Red Cross Blood Services Web Site Revamped; URL Changed
February 21
Low-Dose Platelet Transfusions Deemed Safe (Business Week) Also see Original Article: Slichter SJ, et al. Dose of Prophylactic Platelet Transfusions and Prevention of Hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 18;362(7):600-613.
February 17
Safety Information: Information on Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESA) Epoetin alfa (marketed as Procrit, Epogen) Darbepoetin alfa (marketed as Aranesp) Also see: Drug Safety Communication: Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs): Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp (FDA/CDER)
February 15
TraQ
February Newsletter (Transfusion Quality Management Program Canada)
and latest BLOG We are the World(Musings on how we can lessen the global trade in body parts) (On
Traq).
December 4
Africa struggles to keep transfusions life-saving. The rate of HIV infection from blood transfusions is high, but a network of social clubs is working to educate volunteer donors (The Star, Canada)
Canadian Blood Services Promotes Pseudoscience (Ottawa Skeptics)
National Commissioning of Blood, Components and Specialist Services 2010/11, Executive Summary (NHS Blood and Transplant, UK, 26 Nov 2009) [PDF file includes analysis on the cost of prion safety measures]
2010 CBBS Annual Meeting, April 21-24, 2010
8th Annual International Cord Blood Transplantation Symposium. June 3-5, 2010
The CBBS Website is supported in part by American Red Cross.
Practice Guidelines for Blood Transfusion: American
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literature. Download
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Featured Research: Despite universal
bacterial testing of apheresis platelets, a Red Cross study finds that bacterial
contamination remains a significant residual risk in transfusion, especially
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March 2
Research: Reisenman CE, et al. Infection of Kissing Bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 March 16(3).
Dispatch: Szelei J, et al. Parvovirus 4–like Virus in Blood Products. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 March 16(3).
February 2
Conference Report: Gubernot DM, et al. Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis in the United States: summary of a workshop. Transfusion. 10 Oct 2009. 49(12); 2759-71.
January 23
Transcripts from FDA Public Workshop: Emerging Arboviruses: Evaluating the Threat to Transfusion and Transplantation Safety, Dec 2009. Day 1 | Day 2
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