Publisher's Synopsis
The 28th 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, a quality management system is the framework of the standards, with each of the 10 chapter headings representing one of the 10 Quality System Essentials. Significant changes: * Required testing for Trypanosoma cruzi has been specified. * A new standard concerning donor instructions for postdonation information runs parallel with the previously established requirement of postphlebotomy instructions. * Written materials are specified for donor instructions regarding the donation process, postphlebotomy care, adverse effects and postdonation information. * The annual review cycle for all existing policies, processes and procedures has been adjusted to every 2 years. * New standards for records specify requirements for change control, protection during both storage and destruction, items recorded in the release of nonconforming products, and traceable items for record systems. * Monitoring of critical laboratory results has been added for peer-review programs.
