| Date Posted |
Subject |
| Dec. 27, 2005 |
Review Articles from Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology Volume 19, Issue 1, (March 2006) Clinical Use of Plasma and Plasma Fractions, including:
John Bowman, Rh-immunoglobulin: Rh prophylaxis
R. John Looney and Jennifer Huggins, Use of intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG)
Glenn Ramsey, Treating coagulopathy in liver disease with plasma transfusions or recombinant factor VIIa: an evidence-based review |
| Dec. 27, 2005 |
Letter: Singh SK et al, Structural basis for Duffy recognition by the malaria parasite Duffy-binding-like domain Nature, Epub ahead of print 21 Dec. 2005 |
| Dec. 23, 2005 |
Recall of Baxter ALYX Red Kit Disposables (FDA/CBER) |
| Dec. 23, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 729: CBER Issues Important Safety Alert for BacT/ALERT® BacT/VIEW® Users Also see: FDA/CBER Safety Alert |
| Dec. 22, 2005 |
Original Article: Couriel DR et al. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy for the treatment of steroid resistant chronic GVHD. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online Dec. 20, 2005 |
| Dec. 19, 2005 |
CAP releases new edition of Laboratory Accreditation Program Inspection Checklists |
| Dec. 14, 2005 |
News Release: CAP Announces Laboratory Accreditation Changes Also see: List of CAP Laboratory Accreditation New Initiatives |
| Dec. 12, 2005 |
New oral HIV test's incorrect results alarm S.F. officials (San Francisco Chronicle) Also see: False Positives From H.I.V. Test (NY Times, site registration may be required to access) |
| Dec. 9, 2005 |
Product Recall: Charter Medical Transfer Bags (FDA/CBER) |
| Dec. 8, 2005 |
Gen-Probe awarded 2004 National Medal of Technology for donor NAT. Presidential ceremony pending. (US Technology Admin) Also see Gen-Probe Press Release. (Previous awardees include other familiar names: David Pall, Amgen, Biogen (recomb HBV vaccine), Johnson & Johnson, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (warfarin), Denton Cooley, Symbol Technologies (barcodes)) |
| Dec. 8, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 726: CDC Revises Malaria Prophylaxis Requirements Implemented in Tsunami Area |
| Dec. 8, 2005 |
Hospital mistakes going public in 2008. New Illinois law requires event reporting by hospitals and surgery centers DETAILS |
| Dec. 6, 2005 |
New products in development: Micronics Blood Product Safety Cards & Systems |
| Dec. 2, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 725: FDA Approves First Test to Screen for West Nile Virus in Donors of Blood, Organs, Cells and Tissues Also see FDA News Release and Product Approval Information - Licensing Action (FDA/CBER) |
| Dec. 2, 2005 |
Original Article: Armour KL et al, Intravascular survival of red cells coated with a mutated human anti-D antibody engineered to lack destructive activity. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online Dec. 1, 2005 |
| Dec. 2, 2005 |
Original Article: Hill A et al, Protection of erythrocytes from human complement mediated lysis by membrane-targeted recombinant soluble CD59: A new approach to PNH therapy. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online Dec. 1, 2005 |
| Dec. 1, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 724: Guidance on Adverse Reaction Reports for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) Also see Guidance for Industry: MedWatch Form FDA 3500A: Mandatory Reporting of Adverse Reactions Related to Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps). This guidance is for immediate implementation. (FDA/CBER) |
| Dec. 1, 2005 |
DRAFT GUIDANCE: Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetic Studies to Support Marketing of Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) as Replacement Therapy for Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency (FDA/CBER) |
| Nov. 29, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 723: HIV and HCV NAT for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) |
| Nov. 29, 2005 |
Product Approval Info- NDA: MacoPharma CPD Solution with an integral container of Additive Solution (AS-1) and an integral Leukoflex MTL1-WB Leukocyte Reduction Filter for Whole Blood (FDA/CBER) |
| Nov. 29, 2005 |
Tissue Reference Group FY 2005 Update (FDA/CBER) |
| Nov. 29, 2005 |
Substantially Equivalent 510(k) Device Information: Haemonetics MCS+9000, SDP revision E software, 994CF-CPP series disposable sets (FDA/CBER) |
| Nov. 23, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 722: Recall of LCG2 Leukoreduction System for Red Blood Cells Also see: Recall of LCG2 Leukoreduction System for Red Blood Cells (FDA/CBER) |
| Nov. 20, 2005 |
News Release: Baxter Announces FDA Clearance Allowing Blood Centers to Pursue Use of AMICUS-Collected Platelets Stored Up to Seven Days |
| Nov. 20, 2005 |
Original Article: Saxena S et al. Critical laboratory value notification: a failure mode effects and criticality analysis. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005 Sep;31(9):495-506. |
| Nov. 20, 2005 |
US heart patients receive more transfusions than international patients (Medical News Today) |
| Nov. 16, 2005 |
2006 CPT Codes includes: 86923; Compatibility test each unit; electronic scroll down to item 3 "New Blood Bank Codes" under "New, Revised and Deleted CPT Codes for Lab and Pathology" (CodeMap) |
| Nov. 16, 2005 |
Good Laboratory Practices for Waived Testing Sites: Survey Findings from Testing Sites Holding a Certificate of Waiver Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 and Recommendations for Promoting Quality Testing (CDC/MMWR) |
| Nov. 16, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 721: CBER Alerts Health Care Professionals about Life-Threatening Falsely Elevated Glucose Readings in Patients |
| Nov. 10, 2005 |
Original Article: Karkouti K et al, Low hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with increased risk of perioperative stroke in cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Oct;80(4):1381-7. |
| Nov. 10, 2005 |
FDA Approves First Oral Drug for Chronic Iron Overload (FDA/CBER) |
| Nov. 8, 2005 |
Original Article: Boffard KD et al, Recombinant factor VIIa as adjunctive therapy for bleeding control in severely injured trauma patients: Two parallel randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind clinical trials. J Trauma 2005; 59: 8-18. Dr. Morris Blajchman has written a commentary on the Boffard report for BloodMed. |
| Nov. 7, 2005 |
Medical Device Notification: Transfer Set with 150 Micron Filter (FDA/CBER) Also see Clarification from CharterMed Quality & Regulatory Affairs Manager (Nov. 11) |
| Nov. 4, 2005 |
SABM News: New book, "Transfusion-Free Medicine and Surgery" edited by Nicolas Jabbour, MD and published by Blackwell Publishing is now available. Dr.Jabbour is also a SABM member and a Director on the SABM Board. This book is an example of how SABM members are promoting the field of blood management and moving it to a solid academic discipline. |
| Nov. 1, 2005 |
Circular of Information for the Use of Cellular Therapy Products (October 2005)
The Circular of Information (Circular) for the Use of Cellular Therapy Products is intended to be an extension of the cellular product label. It has been prepared and endorsed by AABB, American Association of Tissue Banks, American Society for Apheresis, American Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy, ICCBBA, International Society for Cellular Therapy, and National Marrow Donor Program. The US Food and Drug Administration provided a liaison to this group. |
| Oct. 28, 2005 |
Exceptions and Alternative Procedures Approved Under 21 CFR 640.120, updated Oct. 28 (FDA/CBER) |
| Oct. 28, 2005 |
Feature Story: Patient ID systems offer smart start Also see: System Review Series - Positive patient identification: more than a double check (CAP Today, October 2005) |
| Oct. 25, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 720: New CDC Malaria Recommendations for the Dominican Republic |
| Oct. 25, 2005 |
AABB News Release: U.S. Blood Supply Currently Adequate to Handle Demands Resulting from Hurricane Wilma: Future Appointments Are Encouraged to Maintain Supply |
| Oct. 24, 2005 |
Related Stories: Exjade Should Be Approved For Broader Indication Of Transfusional Hemosiderosis and Novartis Exjade Trial Failed To Show Non-Inferiority To Desferal, FDA Says (FDAAdvisoryCommittee.com) |
| Oct. 21, 2005 |
Original Article: Rubenfeld GD et al. Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury. N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 20;353(16):1685-93. ALI more common than thought. Blood transfusion was a risk factor assoc with 3% of cases, but definition was >15 units in 24 hr--so they were not looking for any transfusion whatsoever (a la TRALI).
Also see Editorial: Herridge MS, Angus DC. Acute Lung Injury — Affecting Many Lives N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 20;353(16):1736-38. |
| Oct. 19, 2005 |
DRAFT GUIDANCE: Recommendations for Implementing a Collection Program for Source Plasma Containing Disease-Associated and Other Immunoglobulin (IgG) Antibodies (FDA/CBER) |
| Oct. 19, 2005 |
Multiple recent Recalls/Market Withdrawals of Human Tissue Products (FDA/CBER). Also see AABB PulsePoints No. 719 CBER Announces Additional Recalls of Human Tissue Products (Oct. 20) |
| Oct. 17, 2005 |
Attention CAP Accredited Labs: Unannounced Inspections to Begin in 2006: Information for Laboratories; Participate in a free audioconference on CAP Unannounced Inspections; Frequently Asked Questions (CAP, updated Oct. 14) |
| Oct. 17, 2005 |
Original Article: Custer B et al. The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening the U.S. Blood Supply for West Nile Virus Ann Intern Med. 2005 Oct 4;143(7):486-92. Also see Editorial: AuBuchon, JP. Meeting transfusion safety expectations. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Oct 4;143(7):537-8. |
| Oct. 13, 2005 |
Recall of Plasma Protein Fraction, Plasmanate (FDA/CBER) |
| Oct. 13, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 716: Association Bulletin #05-12 ISBT 128 Implementation |
| Oct. 12, 2005 |
Editorial: Sazama K. Managing Infectious or Untested Autologous Blood Components: The Ethical Dilemma of Private Rights Versus Public Safety. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 Oct;129(10):1212-3. |
| Oct. 7, 2005 |
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Among Recipients of Menactra® Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine - United States, June-July 2005 (MMWR Dispatch) also see FDA and CDC Issue Alert on Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine and Guillain Barre Syndrome |
| Oct. 5, 2005 |
Press Release: Breakthrough Technology Increases Platelet Availability and Safety. Pall Corporation announced today FDA clearance to market the new Pall Acrodose™ PL System. This is the first whole blood derived platelet system for pre-storage pooling and testing of leukoreduced whole blood derived platelets. |
| Oct. 4, 2005 |
Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis (CDC/MMWR, Sept. 30) |
| Sept. 30, 2005 |
Draft Guidance: Guidance for Industry and FDA Review Staff - Collection of Platelets by Automated Methods (FDA/CBER) |
| Sept. 29, 2005 |
Draft Guidance: Using Electronic Means to Distribute Certain Product Information- distributed for comment purposes only (FDA/CBER) |
| Sept. 29, 2005 |
Important information from ICMJE for colleagues involved with clinical trials |
| Sept. 26, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 712: President Bush Asks Andrew Von Eschenbach to Serve as Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration |
| Sept. 24, 2005 |
AABB News Release: U.S. Blood Supply Currently Adequate to Handle Demands Resulting from Hurricane Rita: Future Appointments Are Encouraged to Maintain Supply |
| Sept. 24, 2005 |
Original Article: Jabbour N et al. Transfusion Free Surgery: Single Institution Experience of 27 Consecutive Liver Transplants in Jehovah's Witnesses. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Sep;201(3):412-7. |
| Sept. 23, 2005 |
Recall of Albumin (Human) 25%, Albuminar ZLB Behring LLC (FDA/CBER) |
| Sept. 19, 2005 |
Trial Results: Trasylol (Aprotinin Injection) Reduced Bleeding and Transfusion Requirements in Patients on Clopidogrel who Required Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery (PharmaLive) |
| Sept. 19, 2005 |
Original Article: Goudemand J et al, Influence of the type of factor VIII concentrate on the incidence of factor VIII inhibitors in previously untreated patients with severe hemophilia A. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online Sept. 15, 2005 |
| Sept. 19, 2005 |
Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics Number 362, Sept. 15, 2005: Mosher WD et al. Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures: Men and Women 15–44 Years of Age, United States, 2002- pdf (CDC) - note Table A, pg 4: 6.0% of males aged 15-44 report male-male sex, lifetime; 2.9% in past 12 months. Also see: Results of U.S. sex survey surprise the experts (International Herald Tribune) |
| Sept. 14, 2005 |
Request for questionnaire participants: Development of a Bleeding Severity Measurement Tool (Research project by McMaster Transfusion Research Program) Please help by participating in a short (2-question) questionnaire by Oct. 14, 2005 (TraQ) |
| Sept. 14, 2005 |
Recall of Level 1 H-31B Air Detector / Clamping Devices Level 1 H-1200 Fast Flow Fluid Warmers (FDA/CBER) |
| Sept. 13, 2005 |
The 7th Annual Statewide Emergency Exercise will be held November 17, 2005 DETAILS please note ADDENDA Oct. 13 & 25; Dec. 7 |
| Sept. 13, 2005 |
Original Article: Shayeghi M, et al. Identification of an Intestinal Heme Transporter Cell. 2005 Sep 9;122(5):789-801. Also see Iron absorption mystery 'solved' (BBC News) and How heme gets in (The Scientist) |
| Sept. 12, 2005 |
New York Blood Center first to implement Gambro BCT 7-day platelets in the U.S. (Gambro-BCT) |
| Sept. 8, 2005 |
CardioTech Receives FDA Clearance for Heparin-Coated Auto Transfusion and Cardiotomy Product (PR Newswire) |
| Sept. 2, 2005 |
Original Article: Ann Reed Gaines. Disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with acute hemoglobinemia or hemoglobinuria following Rho(D) immune globulin intravenous administration for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood, 2005; 106:1532-1537. (pdf file, FDA/CBER) |
| Sept. 2, 2005 |
Original Article: Colchester AC, Colchester NT. The origin of bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the human prion disease hypothesis. The Lancet 2005; 366:856-861 (free registration required to access abstract) also see: 'Human remains link' to BSE cases: The first cases of BSE or "mad cow disease" could have been caused by animal feed contaminated with human remains, says a controversial theory. (BBC News) |
| Sept. 1, 2005 |
US HHS News Release: "Blood supplies and inventory levels in the affected Gulf Coast states are meeting current medical needs. The need for blood will be ongoing, especially over the next few weeks, as disaster victims require additional care, as deferred elective surgeries are rescheduled or if there should be any further emergencies. In order to maintain a healthy and adequate blood supply level, people who would like to help should call their blood banks to schedule an appointment." Full Story |
| Aug. 31, 2005 |
AABB News Release: Hurricane Katrina Update U.S. Blood Supply Currently Adequate to Handle Demands Resulting from Hurricane Katrina: Future Appointments Are Encouraged to Maintain Supply |
| Aug. 31, 2005 |
Elimination of Semi-Annual Summary of HIV-1/HIV-2 Testing in California Blood Banks and Plasma Centers - pdf letter (CA DHS) |
| Aug. 31, 2005 |
Recall of Albumin (Human) 25%, Albuminar ZLB Behring LLC (FDA/CBER) |
| Aug. 31, 2005 |
Human Reliability Associates -Mismatching between Planned and Actual treatments in Medicine – Manual Checking, Approaches to Prevention. (Pages 1-55 pdf file) report addresses manual checking processes for ensuring that patients are correctly matched with samples taken from them and treatments specified for them (National Patient Safety Agency -UK NHS) |
| Aug. 29, 2005 |
Letter: Castilla J, Saá P, Soto C. Detection of prions in blood. (Nature Medicine; Advance Online Publication) Also see related story: Test raises hope of CJD screening (BBC News) |
| Aug. 25, 2005 |
SABM Summer Newsletter now available. Includes: Biographical sketches and pictures of the 13 candidates for the SABM Board of Directors; Committee updates; Member accomplishments (SABM Membership required to access) |
| Aug. 25, 2005 |
Original Article: Lapierre V et al. Platelet transfusion containing ABO-incompatible plasma and hepatic veno-occlusive disease after hematopoietic transplantation in young children. Transplantation. 2005 Aug 15;80(3):314-9. |
| Aug. 23, 2005 |
Original Article: Fraser CJ et al. First report of donor cell derived acute leukemia as a complication of umbilical cord blood transplantation. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online Aug. 23, 2005 |
| Aug. 23, 2005 |
Foetus gets 'earliest blood op' An unborn baby has become one of the youngest recipients of a blood transfusion (BBC News) |
| Aug. 18, 2005 |
Notice to Hospitals Issued in Canada: Important Safety Information on Albumin Therapy in Critically-ill Patients (Health Canada) also note FDA/CBER notice from May 2005- Safety of Albumin Administration in Critically Ill Patients |
| Aug. 15, 2005 |
Canadian Blood Services Makes Changes to Donor Deferral Criteria-Welcomes back donors who travelled to U.K. and France since 1996 |
| Aug. 12, 2005 |
SABM News: 2005 President's Award Recipients will be Drs. Michael Busch and Steve Kleinman. The doctors will receive their award on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at the Annual Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| Aug. 12, 2005 |
A reminder from the AABB WNV Task Force concerning the need to implement ID-NAT during the epidemic phase of WNV infection |
| Aug. 11, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 707: Association Bulletin #05-09: Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury. Also see related e-Network Forum discussion. |
| Aug. 11, 2005 |
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability-Status of Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Products (US Dept. of Health & Human Services) |
| Aug. 9, 2005 |
Cid J, Lozano M. Tranexamic acid reduces allogeneic red cell transfusions in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: results of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Transfusion. 2005 Aug;45(8):1302-7. The authors present a meta-analysis of the use of tranexamic acid in patients undergoing a total knee arthroplasty which suggests that use of this antifibrinolytic drug can reduce the requirements of blood transfusion in this group of patients. |
| Aug. 8, 2005 |
Press Release: Olympus TANGO® Automated Blood Bank System Now Available for Use in United States. Automation For ABO/Rh Testing and Antibody Screening Also see Substantially Equivalent 510(k) Device Information (FDA/CBER, Aug 9) |
| Aug. 2, 2005 |
Original Article: Shulman IA, Maffei LM, Downes KA. North American Pretransfusion Testing Practices, 2001–2004; Results From the College of American Pathologists Interlaboratory Comparison Program Survey Data, 2001–2004 Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 Aug;129(8):984-9. |
| Aug. 2, 2005 |
Original Article: Shulman IA, Osby M. Storage and Transfusion of Infected Autologous Blood or Components - A Survey of North American Laboratories. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 Aug;129(8):981-3. |
| Aug. 2, 2005 |
Feature Story: Adding RFID layer to blood safety loop (CAP Today) |
| July 29, 2005 |
Original Article: Belay, ED et al. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease death, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Sept. |
| July 29, 2005 |
Original Article: Parker, C et al. Diagnosis and management of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online July 28, 2005 |
| July 29, 2005 |
Stem cells in bone marrow replenish mouse ovaries (Medical News Today, July 29) Also see: Full Text Article: Johnson et al. Oocyte Generation in Adult Mammalian Ovaries by Putative Germ Cells in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood. Cell 122:303-315, 29 July 2005 |
| July 21, 2005 |
SABM Research Initiatives: The Development of an Evidence-Based Consensus on the use of Recombinant Human Factor VIIa Therapy; Erythropoiesis Forum: Evaluation and Management of the Elective Surgical Patient (Note: Access to summary findings limited to SABM Members) |
| July 20, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 706: Draft Guidance for Industry: Nucleic Acid Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Hepatitis C Virus: Testing, Product Disposition, and Donor Deferral and Reentry |
| July 18, 2005 |
The Blood Banking Industry loses a giant: Tibor Greenwalt, MD (1914-2005) please see more info HERE (pdf). Donations may be sent to Hoxworth Blood Center, Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Fund. |
| July 15, 2005 |
US Food and Drug Administration approves Gambro BCT's 7-day platelet Post-Market Surveillance Plan (Gambro News Release) |
| July 14, 2005 |
Recall of Hemoflow Model 300 Applied Science, Inc. (FDA/CBER) |
| July 14, 2005 |
Original Article: Moore, BS. A Brief History of the Early Years of Blood Transfusion at the Mayo Clinic: The First Blood Bank in the United States (1935). Transfus Med Rev. 2005 Jul;19(3). Full text pdf may be accessed HERE (posted with permission) |
| July 12, 2005 |
Urgent Product Correction: Six-Part BarCode Labels for Sarstedt Tubes (FDA/CBER) Also see AABB PulsePoints No. 704: Recall of Six-Part BarCode Labels for Sarstedt (July 12) |
| July 12, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 703: FDA Issues Investigators Product List as Part of the Tissue Action Plan |
| July 11, 2005 |
Medical Device Notification: 150mL Eight Bag Aliquot System with Piercing Pin and Needleless Syringe Adaptor (Charter Med, Ltd.) (FDA/CBER) |
| July 9, 2005 |
Electronic forms to submit comments to FDA on selected FR Dockets: Guidance for Industry: Assessing Donor Suitability and Blood and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Known or Suspected West Nile Virus Infection; Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Obtaining a Labeling Claim for Communicable Disease Donor Screening Tests Using Cadeveric Blood Specimens From Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products; Availability; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Implantable Radiofrequency Transponder System for Patient Identification and Health Information; Availability (FDA) |
| July 9, 2005 |
Original Article: Riley JA, et al. Comparative Recovery of Microorganisms from BacT/ALERT Plastic and Glass FA and FN Blood Culture Bottles. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jul;43(7):3244-6. |
| July 7, 2005 |
2006 National Patient Safety Goals Many of the 2006 NPSGs pertain to transfusion medicine practice (JCAHO) |
| July 3, 2004 |
Save the Date: 7th Annual Statewide Disaster Exercise November 17, 2005 (pdf flyer) (EMSA) |
| June 30, 2005 |
Federal Register: Guidance for Industry: Discontinuation of Donor Deferral Related to Recent Fever with Headache as a Symptom of West Nile Virus Infection''; Withdrawal of Guidance (PDF version) |
| June 30, 2005 |
Federal Register: Draft Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Reviewers: Premarket Notification Submissions for Automated Testing Instruments Used in Blood Establishments; Withdrawal of Guidance (PDF version) |
| June 29, 2005 |
Original Article: Hill, A et al. Sustained response and long-term safety of eculizumab in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. (Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online June 28, 2005) |
| June 24, 2005 |
HIV Prevalence, Unrecognized Infection, and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men - Five U.S. Cities, June 2004-April 2005 (MMWR) |
| June 24, 2005 |
Compliance Program: Inspection of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) 7341.002 (FDA/CBER) Also see AABB PulsePoints No. 702: FDA Issues Compliance Program Guidance for Inspection of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products |
| June 23, 2005 |
Guidance for Industry: Assessing Donor Suitability and Blood and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Known or Suspected West Nile Virus Infection (FDA/CBER) Also see AABB PulsePoints No. 701: West Nile Virus Final Guidance |
| June 23, 2005 |
ASH Meeting Abstract:Boshkov et al. Prestorage Leukoreduction of Red Cells in Elective Cardiac Surgery: Results of a Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial (Blood) |
| June 20, 2005 |
News Article: Use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (SABM) |
| June 20, 2005 |
News Article: Recombinant Factor VIIa for Life-Threatening Postpartum Hemorrhage (SABM) |
| June 19, 2005 |
Letter to Transfusion Services from ARC: Notification of Action Required with Positive Bacterial Contamination Testing (PDF file) |
| June 17, 2005 |
Medical Device Notification: Misys Laboratory Blood Bank and Blood Donor, Version 6.1 (FDA/CBER) |
| June 15, 2005 |
Meeting Abstract: Furnary, AP et al. Pre-storage Leukoreduction Of Transfused Packed Red Blood Cells Improves Mid-term Survival Following Cardiac Surgery (AATS) |
| June 14, 2005 |
News Article: Awareness of TRALI Among ICU Clinicians (SABM) |
| June 14, 2005 |
Abstract: Bell EF, et al. Randomized trial of liberal versus restrictive guidelines for red blood cell transfusion in preterm infants (SABM) |
| June 13, 2005 |
Indications for Platelet Transfusion This presentation is intended to provide medical directors of transfusion services with information regarding the use of platelet transfusions. There are four (4) files that are part of this program: presentation slides, speaker notes, participant handouts and instructions for downloading and using the materials. (AABB) |
| June 9, 2005 |
Abstract: Kokoszka A, Kuflik P, Bitan F, Casden A, Neuwirth M. Evidence-based review of the role of aprotinin in blood conservation during orthopaedic surgery. (SABM) |
| June 9, 2005 |
News Article: Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Local Cerebral Oxygenation in Neurosurgical Patients (SABM)
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| June 8, 2005 |
Draft Guidance for Industry: Bar Code Label Requirements Questions & Answers - pdf file (FDA/CBER) |
| June 7, 2005 |
Original Article: Cines, D and Bussel, JB. How I Treat: ITP. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online June 7, 2005 |
| June 1, 2005 |
A new paper is reported in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings on TRALI. Gajic,O. Moore S.B. Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury, Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2005; 80(6):766-780.
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| May 26, 2005 |
For First Time Ever, CDC Travel Health Book Now More Widely Available "Yellow Book" 2005-2006 Edition Now Available (CDC)
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| May 24, 2005 |
AABB Technical Manual 15th edition now available for pre-order |
| May 24, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 698: Interim Final Rule to be Issued for HCT/Ps; Applies to Donor Screening and Testing, and Related Labeling. Also see FDA/CBER documents here. |
| May 20, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints: FDA Rule for Current Good Tissue Practice for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products |
| May 17, 2005 |
Safety of Albumin Administration in Critically Ill Patients (FDA/CBER) |
| May 11, 2005 |
Original Article: O'Donnell et al. Bombay phenotype is associated with reduced plasma VWF levels and an increased susceptibility to ADAMTS13 proteolysis. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online May 10, 2005. |
| May 10, 2005 |
Original Article: M. Haimowitz, L. Hernandez, R. Herron, Jr. A blood donor with bacteraemia. The Lancet, Volume 365, Issue 9470, Page 1596. |
| May 9, 2005 |
Accreditation Program Update: Post-Assessment Steps (AABB) |
| May 7, 2005 |
Original Article: Gaines, Ann R. Disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with acute hemoglobinemia and/or hemoglobinuria following Rho(D) immune globulin intravenous administration for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online May 5, 2005. |
| May 7, 2005 |
Guidance for Industry: Discontinuation of Donor Deferral Related to Recent Fever with Headache as a Symptom of West Nile Virus Infection - PDF file (FDA/CBER). Also see AABB PulsePoints No. 694: West Nile Virus Guidance - Immediate Discontinuation of Donor Deferral Related to Recent Fever with Headache as a Symptom of West Nile Virus Infection |
| Apr 28, 2005 |
Biological Product Deviation Reports - Annual Summary for Fiscal Year 2004 (FDA/CBER, Apr 28) |
| Apr 14, 2005 |
AABB reminder to facilities using self-administered donor history questionnaires |
| Mar 24, 2005 |
GambroBCT's single donor platelet technology cleared by US FDA to allow use of the platelet product for up to seven days when tested for bacterial contamination using the bioMerieux BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection System (FDA/CBER); GambroBCT Press Release (Mar 23); also see: AABB PulsePoints #690: Seven Day Platelets Using a Bacterial Detection QC Test (Mar 25); AABB PulsePoints #691: Gambro BCT Issues Additional Information... |
| Mar 19, 2005 |
Original Article: Levy, G et al. ADAMTS13 Turns 3. Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online Mar 17, 2005. It has now been 3 years since the VWF-cleaving protease implicated in TTP pathogenesis was identified as ADAMTS13. |
| Mar 16, 2005 |
Report: Moskowitz D - Blood Conservation & Cardiac Surgery with Novel Use of the Hemobag (R) Device in Two Jehovah's Witnesses Patients (mybloodfirst.com) |
| Mar 8, 2005 |
AABB Association Bulletin #05-03: Variance Request to Use NAT Results and Be Exempted from HIV and HCV Supplemental Testing in Specific Circumstances Access limited to AABB Members |
| Mar 3, 2005 |
Review Article: Silliman CC et al. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (Blood)
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| Mar 3, 2005 |
Original Article: Walsh, TS et al. Prevalence of ischaemic heart disease at admission to intensive care and its influence on red cell transfusion thresholds: multicentre Scottish Study (British Journal of Anaesthesia) |
| Mar 1, 2005 |
Original Article: Hall AM et al. Immune responses and tolerance to the RhD blood group protein in HLA-transgenic mice (Blood, Mar 1)
The ability to induce such active tolerance offers the prospect of peptide immunotherapy as a replacement for passive immune globulin in the prophylaxis of HDN.
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| Feb 24, 2005 |
Fatal Bacterial Infections Associated with Platelet Transfusions - United States, 2004 (MMWR, Feb 25) |
| Feb 23, 2005 |
Original Article: Neil SJ et al. HIV-1 incorporates ABO histo-blood group antigens that sensitise virions to complement-mediated inactivation (Blood, Feb 22)
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| Feb 14, 2005 |
The Cost of Blood: Multidisciplinary Consensus Conference for a Standard Methodology. Transfusion Med Rev Jan 2005
The Society for the Advancement of Blood Management, Milwaukee, WI Participants of the Cost of Blood Consensus Conference, Charleston, SC, May 4-5, 2003. |
| Feb 6, 2005 |
Original Article: Osby, M; Shulman, I. Phenotype Matching of Donor Red Blood Cell Units for Nonalloimmunized Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Survey of 1182 North American Laboratories. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Vol. 129, No. 2 (Feb 6) |
| Feb 6, 2005 |
Editorial: Changes in blood supplies, regulations, and transfusion practice Clinicians need to prepare for shortages now. BMJ 2005;330. |
| Feb 2, 2005 |
Original Article: Blumberg N et al: A randomized trial of washed red blood cell and platelet transfusions in adult acute leukemia. BMC Blood Disorders, Dec 10, 2004 (Feb 2); PubMed abstract |
| Jan 31, 2005 |
Original Article: Hebert PC et al - the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Revisiting transfusion practices in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. Jan, 2005 |
| Jan 28, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 681 Elizabeth G. Nabel Named New Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
| Jan 28, 2005 |
AABB PulsePoints No. 680 Michael O. Leavitt Confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary |
| Jan. 24, 2005 |
Recall of Blood Bank Devices Charter Medical Ltd. (FDA/CBER) Recall Notice from CharterMed (MS Word) Letter from CharterMed Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs Manager (MS Word) Additional Products Recalled- Platelet Sampling Device (FDA/CBER, Mar. 30) |
| Jan 25, 2005 |
Original Article: Denesiuk L And Clarke GC. Comparison of Indications for Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Rural and Urban Hospitals (LABMEDICINE, Feb 2005) |
| Jan 25, 2005 |
Overview: Roseff SD. Regulatory and Quality Initiatives—Trends in Transfusion Medicine (LABMEDICINE, Feb 2005) |
| Jan 24, 2005 |
AABB Association Bulletin 05-02: Guidance on Management of Blood and Platelet Donors with Positive or Abnormal Results on Bacterial Contamination Tests (Access limited to AABB members) |
| Jan 22, 2005 |
World First- Preimplantation selection for RhD-negative embryos (The Australian, Jan 22); Seeho, et al.The role of preimplantation genetic diagnosis in the management of severe rhesus alloimmunization: first unaffected pregnancy: Case report Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published online on Jan 20, 2005 |
| Jan 10, 2005 |
Urgent Recall: FETALSCREEN (PDF) (Ortho, Jan 10). See related eNF (Jan 11); FDA/CBER announcement (Jan 12); Ortho Recall Update, including physician notification letter - 3-page pdf file (Jan 18) Additional considerations for patient management (FDA/CBER, Jan 24) |
| Jan 9, 2005 |
Guidelines for compatibility procedures in blood transfusion laboratories, Working Party of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology Blood Transfusion Task Force, Full text article- HTML PDF (Transfusion Medicine, Feb 2004) |
