Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services - 3680

The 29th edition of Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services details the latest standards of practice in blood banking and transfusion medicine. As in the past, each of the chapter headings represents one of the Quality System Essentials and the quality standards are supplemented by technical requirements. The effective date of this edition is April 1, 2014, and marks the return of a 2-year publication cycle. Significant changes: A new standard requiring that plasma and whole blood for transfusion be collected from males or from females who have either never been pregnant or found to be negative for HLA antibodies that cause TRALI. A new standard concerning follow-up information in donor qualification. New component-specific standards for Plasma Frozen Within 24 Hours After Phlebotomy Held at Room Temperature up to 24 Hours After Phlebotomy and Apheresis Platelets Platelet Additive Solution Added Leukocytes Reduced. Requirements for a policy on intrauterine transfusion. Expanded monitoring standard includes the review of clinically relevant laboratory results. (AABB, 2014, soft cover, 120 pages)
ASIN: 1563958872
VSKU: PKV.1563958872.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:American Association of Blood Banks
Binding: Paperback