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1 or more Canadian
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Jain S.
Googling ourselves — What physicians can
learn from online rating sites. NEJM
2010 Jan 7;362(1):6-7
Checklists - More lessons from the airline industry
(Background: Under Recommendations,
see Non-punitive
National Transfusion-related Adverse Event
Reporting System -
Infrastructure for Effective Transfusion
Practices: Reducing Mis-transfusion (2006 AABB
discussion paper)
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get
Things Right by
Atul Gawande,
MD
Also see
Checklists
below
Bertram JP, Williams CA, Robinson R, Segal
SS, Flynn NT, Lavik EB.
Intravenous hemostat: nanotechnology to halt
bleeding. Sci Transl Med 2009
Dec;1(11):11ra22.
Synthetic platelets to heal wounded soldiers
(18 Dec. 2009)
Doshia N, et al.
Red blood cell-mimicking synthetic biomaterial
particles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009
Dec 14 [Epub ahead of print]
Fake red blood cells with agility of real
rbc created from polymers
Kaski D, et al.
Variant CJD in an individual heterozygous for
PRNP codon 129. The Lancet 2009 Dec
19;374(9707): 2128. (free full text)
Also see TraQ's
vCJD clearinghouse
Keller-Stanislawski B, Lohmann A, Günay S,
Heiden M, Funk MB.
The German Haemovigilance System--reports of
serious adverse transfusion reactions between
1997 and 2007. Transfus Med. 2009
Dec;19(6):340–9. Epub 2009 Aug 31.
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Lange J , Selleng K,
Heddle
NM,
Traore
A, Greinacher A.
Coombs' crossmatch after negative antibody
screening – a retrospective observational study
comparing the tube test and the microcolumn
technology. Vox sang 2009 (Published Online:
Nov 2)
Napolitano LM,et al; American College of
Critical Care Medicine of the Society of
Critical Care Medicine; Eastern Association
for the Surgery of Trauma Practice
Management Workgroup.
Clinical practice guideline: red blood cell
transfusion in adult trauma and critical
care. Crit Care Med. 2009
Dec;37(12):3124–57.
Staccini P, Rouger P.
Modeling
and using a web-based and tutored portfolio to
support certification of professional competence
in transfusion medicine.
AMIA Annu
Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:697–701. (free full text)
van Hulst M, Smit Sibinga CT, Postma MJ.
Health economics of blood transfusion safety -
focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Biologicals.
2009 Dec 17. [Epub ahead of print]
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Checklists
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Cases from the 2008 SHOT Report
CHECKLISTS - A few examples:
BloodSafe (Govt. South Australia) See
Safety Resource Files for conditions of
use
UK: Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS
GUIDELINES
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland
(all
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ISBT Guidelines for Validation of Automated
Systems in Blood Establishments. Vox Sang
2010;98(1):1–19. (Published Online: 22 Dec 2009)
~no abstract~
RBC transfusion guidelines:
Use of Red Blood Cell Transfusion Reviewed in
Trauma, Critical Care (30 Dec. 2009,
Medscape)
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International 'Guidelines & Standards'
Blood Detectives (documentary on blood and
hematologists)
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UK
DOH: Updates to "Emergency
planning: development of an integrated plan
for the management of blood shortages" (NHS
Blood and Transplant and Hospitals)
USA
FDA:
Guidance for Industry: An Acceptable
Circular of Information for the Use of Human
Blood and Blood Components, October 2009 [includes
technical correction on dosage and
administration of platelet components.
Updated: Dec. 2009]
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