| Date Posted |
Subject |
| Mar. 14, 2012 |
Reducing Platelet Wastage in OR |
| Dec.29, 2011 |
Handling returned units to blood bank |
| Dec. 4, 2011 |
Does agitation affect thawed cryoprecipitate? ADDENDA Dec. 13 |
| Oct. 21, 2011 |
Does your blood bank deliver blood products to the E.R. during crisis situations, and if so, under what circumstances? ADDENDA Nov. 5 & 10 |
| Sept. 12, 2011 |
Emergency helicopters storing blood products for emergency resuscitation ADDENDA Oct. 11 |
| July 25, 2011 |
Who should dispense Rh Immune Globulin (RhIg): blood bank or pharmacy? ADDENDA Aug. 17, 2011 |
| July 19, 2011 |
Pneumatic system delivery of blood products with RFID tracking ADDENDA Aug. 1 |
| July 12, 2011 |
Does the State of California required that blood component storage devices (refrigerators, freezers, platelet chambers) be labeled with a BioHazard label? |
| Oct. 4, 2010 |
Assigning the expiration time/date for Thawed Plasma ADDENDA Oct. 28 |
| July 31, 2010 |
Transporting Freshly Thawed Plasma ADDENDA Sept. 30 |
| May 18, 2010 |
Update: Which hospital department(s) should manage the storage, dispensing, reconstitution and administration of clotting factor concentrates? |
| Feb. 23, 2010 |
Shelf life of a volume reduced RBC product ADDENDA March 1 & 8 |
| Feb. 17, 2010 |
Agitation of thawed cryoprecipitate that is stored along with platelets at 20-24°C |
| Feb. 3, 2010 |
In search of supplier of coolers for use in blood product transfer to the OR |
| Jan. 20, 2010 |
G-forces and pneumatic tube systems ADDENDA Jan. 30 |
| Jan. 1, 2010 |
Re-issuing thawed plasma products that have been returned to the blood bank more than 30 minutes after being issued ADDENDA May 18 & June 11 |
| Dec. 27, 2009 |
Using igloos for the storage of blood in the operating room |
| Aug. 2, 2009 |
Transporting human blood products across the border between Mexico and the United States ADDENDA Aug. 18 |
| Feb. 29, 2008 |
Re-freezing thawed FFP, and relabeling the refrozen product as 'frozen plasma' with a new expiration date |
| Jan. 6, 2008 |
Does
tyramine remain in banked blood? ADDENDA Jan.
7 & 9 |
| Dec. 18, 2007 |
Assignment
of outdate for 5 day plasma ADDENDA Jan. 2, 2008 |
| Nov. 13, 2007 |
Extending
the expiration date of platelet products ADDENDA Nov.
15 |
| Oct. 12, 2007 |
What
are expert thoughts about the recent articles on
Nitric Oxide and banked blood? |
| Oct. 6, 2007 |
Can
cryoprecipitate-reduced plasma be converted to
thawed plasma and used within 5 days? ADDENDA Oct. 9 |
| Aug.
3, 2007 |
Documentation
of blood component transportation from the hospital transfusion service
to the patient's location ADDENDA Nov.
3 |
| Sept. 17, 2007 |
Practical
considerations when collecting "shed blood" into a disposable
system for blood reinfusion ADDENDA Sept.
17 & 21 |
| May 22, 2007 |
Long-term storage of stem cells in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen vs -80°C in a mechanical freezer |
| Mar. 21, 2007 |
Disposition of recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa) that has been dispensed for patient use, but returned unused ADDENDA Mar. 27 |
| Nov. 30, 2006 |
Do facilities plan to request an exception to allow 5 day storage of pooled platelets? |
| May 3, 2005 |
Preparation, storage and expiration of pooled plasma used for TPE procedures ADDENDA May 4, 5 & 10 |
| April 27, 2005 |
Stability of ADAMTS13 in thawed cryoprecipitate poor plasma (CPP) stored for more than 24 hours ADDENDA Apr. 27; Dec. 24, 2006 |
| Nov. 1, 2004 |
Managing Red Cells whose temperature falls below 1 degree C during long shipment on airplanes ADDENDA May 9, 2005 |
| Oct. 29, 2004 |
Disposition of Red Cells exposed to freezing temperatures during shipping |
| Oct. 5, 2004 |
Post-irradiation storage of Red Cells intended for transfusion to neonates ADDENDA Oct. 7 & 19 |
| May 15, 2004 |
Which hospital department(s) should manage the storage, dispensing, reconstitution and administration of clotting factor concentrates? ADDENDA May 17 & 19 |
| Apr. 29, 2004 |
Policies for storage of previously irradiated red cell units intended for transfusion to neonates ADDENDA May 4 & 5; Apr. 10 & 11, 2005 |
| Oct 3, 2003 |
Proposed FDA requirement to lower the current storage temperature for FFP (-18 C or less) and to list all donor tests on the product label ADDENDA Oct. 6, 7, 8, 14 & 22 |
| July 9, 2003 |
How long may a primed ECLS/ECMO circuit run without a patient connected? ADDENDA July 16, 2003; Mar. 28, 2007 |
| June 6, 2003 |
Storage of blood for patients transported on emergency flights ADDENDA June 10, July 28 & July 29, Aug. 1 |
| May 29, 2003 |
Experience with using a blood storage refrigerator in the Operating Room ADDENDA June 1, 4, 5, 6, 10 & 11; Apr 8, 11; May 24 & Aug. 19 & 25, 2005 |
| Mar. 29, 2003 |
Risks of carbon dioxide release from FFP packed with dry ice ADDENDA Dec 22, 2004 |
| Feb. 24, 2003 |
When acute normovolemic hemodilution is used for surgery lasting over 8 hours, should the collected blood be kept at room temperature and reinfused within 8 hours (to comply with AABB Standards) or should it be refrigerated until needed? ADDENDA Mar. 3 & 11 |
| Jan. 22, 2003 |
Where do hospitals store 'oxygen therapeutics' solutions (blood substitutes)? |
| Jan. 14, 2003 |
What is the acceptable upper limit of storage temperature for FFP, and its scientific basis? ADDENDA Jan. 15 & 30; Feb. 3 & 12 |
| Nov. 13, 2002 |
Ensuring proper blood storage and patient identification in ambulatory surgery centers lacking onsite laboratory support ADDENDA Dec. 11 |
| Sept. 12, 2002 |
Monitoring temperature of blood products transported within the hospital ADDENDA Sept. 14, 16 & 18; May 12, 22 & 24, 2006; Feb. 5 & 15, 2007 |
| June 28, 2002 |
Acceptable containers for temporary storage of blood in the operating room and ICU ADDENDA June 28 & July 2 |
| June 12, 2002 |
Recommendations for storage of RHIG (Rh Immune Globulin) ADDENDA June 13 & 14 |
| May 29, 2002 |
Validating igloo coolers that are used to 'store' blood in the operating room ADDENDA Feb. 7, 2007 |
| Mar. 20, 2002 |
Transporting patient-assigned blood products between hospitals |
| Feb. 20, 2002 |
Monitoring FFP for inadvertent thawing and refreezing ADDENDA Feb. 21 & 24 |
| Jan. 6, 2002 |
X-ray examination of blood products as a security measure at the time of their delivery ADDENDA Jan. 7 & 10 |
| Sept. 18, 2001 |
How best to manage plasma products that are returned unused and how to minimize wastage of plasma products ADDENDA Sept. 19 & Dec. 14, 2005 |
| Sept. 5, 2001 |
Is it a good practice to re-issue clotting factor concentrates that have been returned unused? |
| June 7, 2001 |
Can returned platelet pheresis units be reissued? ADDENDA June 14 & 29, and Aug. 30, 2001; Oct. 7, 2003; Dec. 14, 2005 |
| May 31, 2001 |
Conflicting guidelines on how long RBCs can be stored, before they are frozen |
| Jan. 18, 2001 |
Expiration date of Plasma Frozen within 24 Hours? ADDENDA Jan. 31, 2001 |
| Sept. 24, 2000 |
When Red Cells are dispensed in a syringe, what is their expiration? ADDENDA Jan. 3, 4 & 5, 2007 |
| July 3, 2000 |
Transporting Blood With Patients |
| Apr. 18, 1999 |
A system for transport and remote storage of blood components in a healthcare Institution |
