| Date Posted |
Subject |
| Dec. 13, 2011 |
Performing QC on disposable thermometers used to check donors |
| Dec. 9, 2011 |
Are there any new methods for calibrating serofuges? |
| Aug. 17, 2011 |
Monitoring the temperature of blood bank refrigerators ADDENDA Sept. 12 |
| Dec. 10, 2010 |
Phosphate buffered saline versus saline for blood bank laboratory testing ADDENDA Dec. 16 & 23 |
| Nov. 17, 2010 |
Vendors who can provide equipment validation plans, equipment QC and PM plans, and/or perform the validation of equipment |
| Feb. 3, 2010 |
In search of supplier of coolers for use in blood product transfer to the OR |
| Jan. 28, 2010 |
CLSI approved guideline I/LA33-A, Validation of Automated Systems for Immunohematological Testing Before Implementation |
| Jan. 20, 2010 |
G-forces and pneumatic tube systems ADDENDA Jan. 30 |
| Dec. 26, 2009 |
Monitoring blood bank equipment temperatures using wired versus wireless monitoring systems ADDENDA Dec. 29; Jan. 7, 2010 |
| Mar. 5, 2009 |
Sources
for Purified Human Plasminogen? |
| Sept. 22, 2008 |
Use of blood product containers manufactured with the plasticizer DEHP ADDENDA Oct. 14 & 17, Nov. 23 |
| Mar. 5, 2008 |
Is incomplete re-suspension in automated cell washers acceptable? |
| Jan. 12, 2008 |
Is
anyone using a micro titre tube method? ADDENDA Feb. 19 |
| Oct. 1, 2007 |
Expiration
date for a 6% solution of albumin made from a commercially
prepared 22% solution of albumin ADDENDA Oct
2, 4 & 23 |
| Aug. 15, 2007 |
Use
of blood product labels that are peeled off of
printed transfusion forms (tags) ADDENDA Sept.
17 |
| May 31, 2007 |
'Decontamination' of cord blood collection bags before stem cell processing |
| Mar. 21, 2007 |
Disposition of recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa) that has been dispensed for patient use, but returned unused ADDENDA Mar. 27 |
| Feb. 5, 2007 |
How cold must human antiserum be stored? ADDENDA Feb. 19 |
| Aug. 3, 2006 |
Documentation of lot numbers for supplies used in the collection of blood products |
| Nov. 21, 2005 |
What
is the correct procedure for decommissioning
an outdated blood product irradiator? ADDENDA Nov.
23 & Jan.
22 & Aug. 4 & 31; Nov. 9 & 13, Dec. 8, 2006; June 22 & 27,
July 11, Aug. 2, 2007 |
| Aug. 13, 2005 |
Experience in the use of infrared thermometers to measure the temperature of blood products ADDENDA Aug. 16 |
| Aug. 5, 2005 |
Do transfusion service laboratories with automated equipment use the same QC reagents for the daily QC of their automated equipment and for the rack(s) of reagents that might be used in manual testing, in the event the automated equipment malfunctions? |
| Mar. 29, 2005 |
What is the appropriate action to take when a monitored device has repeated alarm activations? ADDENDA Mar. 31 & Apr. 2 |
| Jan. 7, 2005 |
Tracking filters used with blood products ADDENDA Jan. 8, 9, 11, 14 & 18, Feb. 1, Mar. 16; Apr. 5 & 6 |
| July 26, 2004 |
Safety and validation issues in considering a switch from glass to plastic tubes for testing donors and patients ADDENDA Jan 31 & Feb 2, 2005 |
| June 19, 2004 |
Revisions for the package inserts for the 0.8% Reagent Red Blood Cell product line which is used with the GEL Technology ADDENDA Jan. 16 & 18, 2006 |
| Apr. 25, 2004 |
Problem in the use of two- versus four-cell screens in detection of certain antibodies when using the ABS 2000 system ADDENDA Apr. 29 |
| Apr. 1, 2004 |
Quality control of automated blood pressure cuffs used to evaluate blood donors ADDENDA Aug. 4, 2006 |
| Mar. 27, 2004 |
Experience with Kiefel blood bags for pre-storage leukocyte-reduced red blood cells ADDENDA Mar. 30 |
| Mar. 27, 2004 |
Report of bubbles in the columns of ABD gel cards ADDENDA Mar. 30 |
| Feb. 29, 2004 |
Experience and protocols using the MTS Gel System for 'special procedures' |
| Jan. 19, 2004 |
Complement-coated red cells for quality control of anti-C3d reactivity in an ID-MTS gel system for direct antiglobulin testing ADDENDA Jan. 20, 21 & 21 |
| Dec. 9, 2003 |
If electronic images of testing instrumentation data are validated to show that the data is identical to those of hard-copy printouts from the instrument, would a facility be required to keep the printouts from the instrument? |
| July 9, 2003 |
How long may a primed ECLS/ECMO circuit run without a patient connected? ADDENDA July 16, 2003; Mar. 28, 2007 |
| Apr. 2, 2003 |
What are the QC requirements for isotonic saline used with automatic cell washers? ADDENDA April 5 |
| Mar. 21, 2003 |
What guidelines do hospital Transfusion Services use to validate blood products transported in a Pneumatic Tube System? ADDENDA May 5, 2005 |
| Mar. 6, 2003 |
Are laboratories following the requirement to use complement-coated RBCs for validating negative direct antiglobulin tests (DATs) performed with anti-C3b, -C3d reagents? ADDENDA Mar. 12 & 13 |
| Jan. 30, 2003 |
Do institutions that use the Gel method for ABO grouping encounter ABO grouping discrepancies due to failure of the test system to detect expected ABO antibodies? ADDENDA Jan. 31, Feb. 5 & 6 |
| Jan. 29, 2003 |
Is there an impending shortage of anti-HTLV-I/II test kits? ADDENDA Feb. 5 |
| Dec. 4, 2002 |
2,3-DPG
kits and reagents needed for red cell storage
studies ADDENDA Dec.
11, 2002; Jan. 9, 17, 21 & 27; Feb. 5 & May 6, 2003; Apr.
8, 2006; Nov. 13, 2007 |
| Nov. 23, 2002 |
Alternatives to bleach for disinfecting equipment and countertops ADDENDA Dec. 8 |
| Sept. 4, 2002 |
Alternatives to commercial ficin for treating red cells for allogeneic adsorption ADDENDA Sept. 6 |
| Aug. 1, 2002 |
What studies should be done to validate a new antiseptic before using it for arm preparation of blood donors? ADDENDA Dec. 28, 29 & 30, 2003 |
| May 29, 2002 |
Validating igloo coolers that are used to 'store' blood in the operating room ADDENDA Feb. 7, 2007 |
| April 15, 2002 |
Calibrating Digital Timers ADDENDA April 16 & 22 |
| April 4, 2002 |
Using a microwave
to thaw FFP ADDENDA Sept. 21, 2007 |
| Feb. 26, 2002 |
Use of expired reagent panel cells ADDENDA Feb. 27 & 28 |
| Dec. 15, 2001 |
Quality Control of temperature monitoring systems ADDENDA Dec. 17, 2001, Jan. 27 & 30, 2002 |
| Nov. 8, 2001 |
What is the acceptable variance for a Quality Control Weight that is labeled 450 grams? ADDENDA Nov. 9 |
| Sept. 20, 2001 |
Experience using PEG versus LISS for antibody detection ADDENDA Sept. 21 |
| Sept. 18, 2001 |
Supplier Qualifications and Blood Product Label Verification |
| Sept. 5, 2001 |
Is it a good practice to re-issue clotting factor concentrates that have been returned unused? |
| Aug. 26, 2001 |
What factors influence the decision to switch to tubeless techniques for compatibility testing? |
| July 13, 2001 |
What is the status of automated pre-transfusion compatibility testing in the USA? ADDENDA July 14, 2001; Jan. 8, 10, 19 & 25, 2006 |
| Feb. 11, 2001 |
Antibody Detection by Gel and Solid Phase Techniques |
| Nov. 19, 2000 |
Problems with QC of Copper Sulfate? ADDENDA Nov. 26, 2000; RETRACTION Feb. 8, 2001; ADDENDA April 4-5, 2001 |
| June 9, 2000 |
Is QC Needed on Each of Multiple Racks of Blood Bank Reagents? ADDENDA June 24 |
| April 18, 2000 |
Olympus PK7200 - Barcode Reading Problems |
| Feb. 28, 1999 |
Is it necessary to do daily QC of anti-C3b, C3d reagents? (Updated 3-8-99) |
