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Date Posted Subject
July 1, 2009 Managing patients with "not so black and white antibody screen" results
July 1, 2009 Requests that an alloimmunized patient be transfused, even if 'antigen negative' RBCs are unavailable
June 12, 2009 FDA Remains Firm on Lifetime Deferral for Gay Men (ABC article)
June 11, 2009 Managing neonatal transfusions with a syringe based delivery system
May 23, 2009

Is darker-colored FFP safe to transfuse? ADDENDA May 26 & July 1
May 23, 2009 Transfer of blood products in coolers from the emergency room to the operating room ADDENDA June 12 & July 1
May 14, 2009 Direct antiglobulin testing and the evaluation of transfusion reactions
May 5, 2009 Collecting a second sample to verify the results of current ABO testing on patients who do not have a historical blood type for comparison on file ADDENDA May 14 & 23
May 3, 2009 Should surgical intensive care units be exempt from prospective review of transfusion practices? ADDENDA June 12
Apr. 28, 2009 Tracking the use of commercial fibrin sealants
Apr. 10, 2009 Deferral for biologics such as TNF-alpha receptor blockers? ADDENDA July 1 & 2
Apr. 5, 2009 Prewarmed testing can cause a laboratory to miss detecting a clinically significant red cell alloantibody ADDENDA April 24 & 28, May 5 & 26
Apr. 5, 2009 Selective Chagas Testing ADDENDA May 14 & June 12
Mar. 30, 2009 Is a computer crossmatch in the absence of an immediate-spin antibody screen adequate for persons identified to be at increased risk of forming new blood group antibodies? ADDENDA April 5 & 8, May 5
Mar. 28, 2009 Emergency transfusion of uncrossmatched blood to injured patients via helicopter personnel in the field
Mar. 24, 2009 Management of dispensing Rh Immune Globulin (RhIg) through Pharmacy ADDENDA May 15
Mar. 24, 2009 'Flagging' abnormal blood bank test results ADDENDA Mar. 30
Mar. 22, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSIONS: Autologous Units Positive for ID Markers - Should they be collected and made available for transfusion? AND Policies on the use of autologous units that test positive for HIV, HBV and/or HCV
Mar. 19, 2009 Deferral interval for whole blood donation after paid plasma donation
Mar. 16, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Using a microwave to thaw FFP
Mar. 16, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Distinguishing anti-G from anti-C+D in prenatal serologic studies
Mar. 8, 2009 Experience in using electronic medical records for ordering and documenting blood transfusions ADDENDA Mar. 31
Mar. 6, 2009 How do you handle Hemoglobin S positive donors? ADDENDA Mar. 12 & 24
Mar. 6, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Verifying blood product orders in the laboratory ADDENDA Mar. 12
Mar. 6, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Irradiation reimbursement
Mar. 5, 2009 Sources for Purified Human Plasminogen?
Feb. 26, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Comments requested on Joint Commission meeting to determine the need to incorporate blood management performance measures into their survey and accreditation process
Feb. 26, 2009 Blood donations by partygoers to RAVE parties ADDENDA Mar. 16
Feb. 24, 2009 Temperature ranges for mobile collections?
Feb. 21, 2009 Hemapheresis services for neonates ADDENDA Mar. 19 & 24
Feb. 20, 2009 Issuance protocols for dispensing blood products using a pneumatic tube system ADDENDA Feb. 24 & Mar. 30
Feb. 10, 2009 Pros and Cons of the Transfusion Service Laboratory being located in an open area of the Core Laboratory ADDENDA Feb. 12
Feb. 5, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: RBC transfusions for a patient with ITP who is receiving IV anti-D therapy ADDENDA Feb. 26
Jan. 28, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Using automatic IV infusion pumps for the transfusion of red cells
Jan. 28, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Re-entry of donors who tested positive in an HCV ELISA antibody screen but RIBA-negative, prior to implementation of HCV-RNA testing
Jan. 28, 2009 Management of Rh-negative girls or woman of childbearing age transfused with one or more Rh-positive RBC units
Jan. 28, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Performing the direct antiglobulin test without using tubes
Jan. 18, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSIONS: How do colleagues test for and report Rh typing results of individuals who are weak D positive? AND Reconciling conflicting results for Rh typing using different test reagents
Jan. 18, 2009 Is consent obtained to permit transfusion of salvaged autologous blood? ADDENDA Feb. 20
Jan. 18, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Automatic protocols for dealing with massive transfusion ADDENDA Jan. 28
Jan. 13, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: What quality assurance indicators are best to use for perioperative blood salvage?
Jan. 13, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSION: Management of non-human tissues by a tissue bank/transplant program
Jan. 12, 2009 REACTIVATED DISCUSSIONS: Should we worry about cold-reactive antibodies in cardiac surgery? AND Should we worry about cold-reacting antibodies in patients undergoing hypothermia for cardiac surgery? (revisited, AGAIN) ADDENDA Jan. 18
Jan. 8, 2009 Centralized Transfusion Services

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