What's New - January 2020 (By topic)

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NEW TraQ's December newsletter

General

• TM blog: Bridge Over Troubled Water (Musings on how to prevent burnout in transfusion professionals)
• Association of prehospital plasma transfusion with survival in trauma patients when transport exceeds 20 minutes (31 Dec. 2019)
  • Pusateri AE, Moore EE, Moore HB, Le TD, Guyette FX, Chapman MP, et al. Association of prehospital plasma transfusion with survival in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock when transport times are longer than 20 minutes: a post hoc analysis of the PAMPer and COMBAT Clinical Trials. JAMA Surg. 2019 Dec 18:e195085. [Epub ahead of print]

Canada

• Victoria shop will give free ice cream to blood donors who donate in January (31 Dec. 2019)
• CE/CPD:
  • CBS: Upcoming educational events
  • ORBCoN: 15th Annual Transfusion Medicine Education Videoconference Symposium (15 April 2020)
  • ORBCoN: 2020 webcast schedule

India

• What story of man with Bombay blood group who needed an urgent transfusion can teach us (20 Jan. 2020)
• KGMU lodges police complaint against touts who forged head of transfusion medicine's signature on fake requisitions to procure donor blood to sell to patients (3 Jan. 2020) | KGMU
• State Government ordered to pay Rs 3 lakh to compensate husband of woman who died due to wrong blood transfusion (5 Jan. 2010) [Rs 3 lakh=~$4,172 USD]

Luxembourg

• Complication in blood donations and transfusions on the rise (16 Jan. 2020)

Malta

• Hospital postpones non-urgent operations due to blood shortage (16 Jan. 2020)

Nigeria

• 80 Sickle Cell patients died due to blood shortage in Kano (9 Jan. 2020)

Singapore

• Private hospitals now required to draw blood samples twice for pretransfusion tests (7 Jan. 2020)

Uganda

• UBTS boss blames hospitals for failing to collect blood (14 Jan. 2020)

UK

• NHS urges more men in Hackney to give blood to tackle gender imbalance among new donors (16 Jan. 2020)
• Infected Blood Inquiry:
  • Schedule of 2020 meetings
  • Update on expert groups (23 Dec. 2019)
• Infected Blood Inquiry - News:
  • Contaminated blood inquiry to visit Norwich in February (16 Jan. 2020)
  • Minister urged to address Northern Ireland's payment disparity (15 Jan. 2020)
  • Inquest told of haematologist's 'regret' over misunderstanding after a mother bled to death (8 Jan. 2010)
  • Refusing Scottish help a 'grave error' in blood scandal, letter says (3 Jan. 2020)
  • Widow of Hartlepool man who died in infected blood scandal prepares to give evidence at inquiry (1 Jan. 2020) | She will give evidence twice at the inquiry in 2020, as both a widow and an award-winning researcher.

USA

• FDA: Individuals who have ever tested positive for HIV should not donate blood (20 Dec. 2019)
• FDA - Compliance Policy Guide CPG Sec. 230.150: Blood Donor Classification Statement, Paid or Volunteer Donor (Dec. 2019)
• FDA-CBER: Warning letter to Chara Biologics on its therapy claims (25 Nov. 2019) | Chara website
• FDA-CBER: Warning letter to RichSource Stem Cells on its therapy claims (20 Nov. 2019)
• Also see Industry news below

Industry news

• Plasma exchange – rapid growth with huge application scope by 2025 (7 Jan. 2020)
• Company charges $1 million for reverse aging clinical trial (30 Dec. 2019) | Libella Gene Therapeutics Related:
  • Chief Scientific Officer of PepsiCo takes job as CEO of anti-aging Life Biosciences Inc. (8 Mar. 2019)

Diseases in the news

• HCV/HIV: See UK above (Infected Blood Inquiry)

Resource Library / Links

• NEW TraQ's December newsletter
• NEW TM blog: Bridge Over Troubled Water (Musings on how to prevent burnout in transfusion professionals)
  • November blog: I can see clearly now (Musings on using artificial intelligence in transfusion medicine)
• AUSTRALIA:
  • Australia/New Zealand: ANZBT Guidelines
  • BloodSafe ELearning Australia has new free courses based on Iron Deficiency Anaemia
    • Essentials/Paediatrics/Preoperative/Heavy Menstrual Bleeding/Maternity/Chronic and Complex
  • BloodSafe ELearning Australia has a new free course: Viscoelastic Haemostatic Testing
    • The course provides an introduction to the methodology and clinical use of viscoelastic haemostatic tests, thromboelastography (TEG^®) and thromboelastometry (ROTEM^®), which are used to assess haemostasis in patients with major bleeding.
  • BloodSafe ELearning Australia has new free courses based on Patient Blood Management Guidelines: Module 6 - Neonatal and Paediatrics:
  • PBM for Neonatal and Paediatrics
  • Neonatal Preterm
  • Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
  • Paediatric Haematology/Oncology
  • Paediatric Surgical
  • Paediatric Major Haemorrhage
  • Paediatric Iron Deficiency Anaemia
• CANADA:
  • BC PBCO
    • Blood Products
    • Contingency Plan for Arboviruses
    • Education
    • Programs (appropriate product use and safety)
    • Resources
    • TraQ case studies
    • PBCO-TraQ manuals
    • TraQ's monthly newsletter
  • Canadian Blood Services
    • Clinical Guide to Transfusion | Latest updates:
      • Fractionated Blood Products and Associated Pathogen Safety - Ch. 7 (10 Sept. 2019)
      • Donor Selection, Donor Testing and Pathogen Reduction - Ch. 6 (8 Aug. 2019)
    • Serological best practices Includes the following:
      • Diego BGS: anti-Di^a; anti-Wr^a
      • Kell BGS: anti-Js^a; anti-Kp^a
      • Lewis BGS: Lewis antibodies / Lutheran BGS: anti-Lu^a
      • MNS BGS: anti-M / Rh BGS: anti C^w; anti-V
      • Whole blood donors with antibodies
    • CBS BloodTechNet program
    • CBS-sponsored LearnTransfusion series
  • Héma-Québec: Plasma donation: what happens after (3:40 min. video)
  • Choosing Wisely Canada's transfusion recommendations (Entertaining and informative 2-2.5 min. animated videos)
  • Blood & Blood Clots
    • Educational resources housed on CanadiEM dedicated to the management of bleeding and thrombosis
    • Resources include Interactive Quizlets, Blog Posts, and Podcasts
  • ORBCoN
    • NEW Coagulation Simplified Flipbook, v. 2 (Nov. 2019)
    • Transfusion Committee Handbook, v3 (Updated Sept. 2019) | Scroll to download link
    • Home Infusion Toolkit v2.0
    • Bloody Easy 4 (Guide to Transfusion Medicine, ed. 4)
    • Bloody Easy Blood Administration, v. 2
    • 2020 webcast schedule
  • UK
    • NHS England: Maternal intravenous immunoglobulin for the prevention of allo-immune fetal and neonatal haemochromatosis (Dec. 2019) | Multiple documents
    • Five SHOT posters (2019 BBTS Annual Scientific Meeting)
    • New SHOT videos (3 Sept. 2019)
      • Transfusion laboratory transfusion errors (6:50 mins)
      • Pulmonary complications of transfusion - TRAL, TACO, TAD (6:15 mins.)
    • 2018 Annual SHOT Report (9 July 2019) | 210 pp.
• Cord Blood Connect International Congress: On-line recordings of 2019 presentations (Sept. 13-15 in Miami Beach,USA)

Journals, etc.

Free full text papers | * 1 or more Canadian authors

• Free sample journal issues
  • Brit J Haematol 2019 Jan; 184(1):1-112. | Special Issue: Themed Issue: Hodgkin Lymphoma Today and Tomorrow
  • Brit J Haematol 2017 June;177(6):827-1007. | Special Issue:Low to middle income countries
  • Immunohematology (J of American Red Cross): 1988-2017. (Articles in these years are free)
  • AABB journal Transfusion 2019 Jan; 59(1):1-431.
  • Transfus Med Rev 2019 Jan;33(1):1-68.
  • Vox Sang 2019 Jan;114(1):1-103.
• Open access journal: The Lancet Digital Health 2019 May;1(1):e1-e44.
• Transfus Med Hemother 2019 Oct; 46(5): Many open access articles
• Transfusion Evidence Alert (Jan. 2020, 10 new articles)
• Alwy Al-Beity F, Pembe AB, Kwezi HA, Massawe SN, Hanson C, Baker U. "We do what we can do to save a woman" health workers' perceptions of health facility readiness for management of postpartum haemorrhage. Glob Health Action. 2020;13(1):1707403.
• Averina M, Hervig T, Huber S, Kjaer M, Kristoffersen EK, Bolann B. Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study. Transfus Med. 2020 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
• Baart AM, van den Hurk K, de Kort WLAM, Huis In 't Veld EMJ. Impact of risk-dependent interventions on low haemoglobin deferral rates in whole blood donors. Vox Sang. 2020 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]
• Chandler T, Hiller J, Peine S, Stargardt T. Blood donation and donors: insights from a large German teaching hospital (2008-2017). Vox Sang. 2019 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
• * Cohen S, Roy J, Lachance S, Delisle JS, Marinier A, Busque L, et al. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using single UM171-expanded cord blood: a single-arm, phase 1-2 safety and feasibility study. Lancet Haematol. 2019 Nov 5. pii: S2352-3026(19)30202-9. [Epub ahead of print]
• Eapen M. A resurgence of cord blood transplantation? (Comment) Lancet Haematol. 2019 Nov 5. pii: S2352-3026(19)30234-0. [Epub ahead of print]
• * Fournier D, Lewin A, Simard C, Trépanier P, Néron S, Ballerini L, et al. Multi-laboratory assay for harmonization of enumeration of viable CD34+ and CD45+ cells in frozen cord blood units. Cytotherapy. 2019 Dec 27. pii: S1465-3249(19)30870-9. [Epub ahead of print]
• George EC, Kiguli S, Olupot PO, Opoka RO, Engoru C, Akech SO, et al. Mortality risk over time after early fluid resuscitation in African children. Crit Care. 2019 Nov 27;23(1):377.
• Haddad A, Benajiba M, Hmida S, Elgemmezi T, Alqudah M, Abu-Helu R, et al. How to manage transfusion systems in developing countries: The Experience of Eastern and Southern Mediterranean countries. Transfus Med. 2020 Jan 8. doi: 10.1111/tme.12663. [Epub ahead of print]
• Huber J, et al. Prophylactic plasma transfusion for patients without inherited bleeding disorders or anticoagulant use undergoing non-cardiac surgery or invasive procedures.Cochrane Systematic Review - Intervention Version published: 28 Nov, 2019
• Jung-König M, et al; the PaBloE (Patient Blood Management in Europe) working group. Programmes for the management of preoperative anaemia: audit in ten European hospitals within the PaBloE (Patient Blood Management in Europe) Working Group. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
• * Leduc L. No. 394-Stillbirth Investigation.J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2020 Jan;42(1):92-9.
• Londero D, Monge J, Hellberg A. A multi-centre study on the performance of the molecular genotyping platform ID RHD XT for resolving serological weak RhD phenotype in routine clinical practice. Vox Sang. 2020 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]
• Marini I, Rigoni F, Zlamal J, Pelzl L, Althaus K, Nowak-Harnau S, et al. Blood donor-derived buffy coat to produce platelets in vitro. Vox Sang. 2019 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print]
• Munshi LB, Thyagarajan B, Jacob A, Patel S, Liu SZ, Szallasi A. Reversal of warfarin-coagulopathy: How to improve plasma transfusion practice in a community hospital setting? Asian J Transfus Sci. 2019 Jul-Dec;13(2):100-4. Epub 2019 Dec 3.
• Pusateri AE, Moore EE, Moore HB, Le TD, Guyette FX, Chapman MP, et al. Association of prehospital plasma transfusion with survival in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock when transport times are longer than 20 minutes: a post hoc analysis of the PAMPer and COMBAT Clinical Trials. JAMA Surg. 2019 Dec 18:e195085. [Epub ahead of print]
• Ree IMC, de Grauw AM, Bekker V, de Haas M, Te Pas AB, Oepkes D, et al. Necrotizing enterocolitis in haemolytic disease of the newborn: a retrospective cohort study. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
• Shim H, Hwang JH, Kang SJ, Seo HS, Park EY, Park KU, Kong SY. Comparison of ABO isoagglutinin titres by three different methods: tube haemagglutination, micro-column agglutination and automated immunohematology analyzer based on erythrocyte-magnetized technology. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print]
• Slootweg YM, Walg C, Koelewijn JM, Van Kamp IL, De Haas M. Knowledge, attitude and practices of obstetric care providers towards maternal red-blood-cell immunization during pregnancy. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
• Sood R, Mancinetti M, Betticher D, Cantin B, Ebneter A. Management of bleeding in palliative care patients in the general internal medicine ward: a systematic review. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2019 Dec 18;50:14-23. eCollection 2020 Feb.
• * Spinowitz B, Pecoits-Filho R, Winkelmayer WC, Pergola PE, Rochette S, Thompson-Leduc P, et al. Economic and quality of life burden of anemia on patients with CKD on dialysis: a systematic review. J Med Econ. 2019 Jun;22(6):593-604. Epub 2019 Mar 27.
• Surbek D, Vial Y, Girard T, Breymann C, Bencaiova GA, Baud D, et al. Patient blood management (PBM) in pregnancy and childbirth: literature review and expert opinion. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2019 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print]
• * Van Remoortel H, Aranko K, Mueller MM, De Buck E, Devine D, Folléa G, et al. The systematic use of evidence-based methodologies and technologies enhances shared decision-making in the 2018 International Consensus Conference on Patient Blood Management. Vox Sang. 2019 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
• van Turenhout EC, Bossers SM, Loer SA, Giannakopoulos GF, Schwarte LA, Schober P. Prehospital transfusion of red blood cells part 2: A systematic review of treatment effects on outcomes. Transfus Med. 2020 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
• Yapa S, Lockwood C, Kuster M2. Effectiveness of administering tranexamic acid to high-risk hip and knee arthroplasty patients: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2020 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]