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Australian Girl Switches Blood Type After Liver Transplant
An Australian girl spontaneously changed blood groups and adopted her donor's immune system after a liver transplant.
Blood's Hydrodynamics Used To Manipulate Stem, Cancer Cells
A tiny, implantable device has pulled adult stem cells out of a living rat with a far greater purity than any present technique.
Engineered Blood May Help Bird Flu Fight
Blood taken from ordinary donors and engineered to recognise the H5N1 bird flu virus was able to protect mice from several strains of the disease, a researcher at Dutch biotechnology firm Crucell said on Friday.
Iran-made Glue to Replace Stitches
The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization has used human blood plasma to produce fibrin glue which can replace surgical stitches.
AngioDynamics Highlights Results From Preliminary Study of Centros(TM) Central Venous Catheter for Hemodialysis
AngioDynamics highlighted results from a United States preliminary study of Centros(TM), a self-centering, tunneled hemodialysis access catheter.
Ash Access Technology, Inc. Completes Patient Enrollment in AZEPTIC Trial for Zuragen(R)
The pivotal trial is a multi-centered, randomized study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Zuragen(R) for the prevention and treatment of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in end-stage renal disease patients requiring the use of a tunneled central venous catheter for hemodialysis compared to heparin, the current standard of care.
Smiths Medical Receives 510(k) Clearance on Saf-T Closed Blood Collection System(R) Devices
Smiths Medical, ASD, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for its Saf-T Closed Blood Collection System(R) for use in syringe blood draw and transfer applications. Configurations address winged vein access as well as Luer access to a newly placed peripheral IV catheter.
SJSU Suspends Blood Drives, Citing FDA Ban on Donations by Gay men
In a controversial move believed to be a first by an American college, San Jose State University President Don Kassing has suspended all campus blood drives because of a longstanding government policy that bars gay men from donating blood.
Fatal Transfusion Reaction Report Released
Contamination from condensation on foam boxes containing blood bags might have caused a Tuen Mun Hospital patient's fatal transfusion reaction on January 7, an investigation panel has found.
Blood Bank Scraps Pricey Computer System
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has scrapped a new computer system for the safety and tracing of blood products.
International Apheresis Registry
The International Apheresis Registry is open and collecting data. If you have participated in the past, we thank you for your valuable data and encourage you to enter your data for 2007. If you have not participated in the registry recently, this is a good opportunity to get your data included in the registry. The results of this study will be presented at the 7th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis (ISFA) to be held in 2009 and published in Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. The purpose of the study is to update past registry statistics to highlight clinical apheresis practices at an international level and to further assess results to determine emerging trends as well as the efficacy and clinical outcomes of apheresis therapies.
For an example of the prior International Apheresis Registry results, please see:
Malchesky PS, Koo AP, Roberson GA, Hadsell AT, Rybicki LA. Apheresis technologies and clinical applications: The 2005 International Apheresis Registry. Ther Apher Dial 2007; 11:341-62.
For more information, please contact the International Apheresis Registry at:
Tel: +(440)358-1102, Fax: +(440)358-1104, E-mail: Artiforgs@aol.com
ABSTRACTS, REVIEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS
Twice-daily Plasma Exchange for Patients with Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: The Experience of the Oklahoma Registry, 1989 Through 2006
In three patients, twice-daily plasma exchange appeared to be beneficial. In most patients, a benefit of twice-daily plasma exchange could not be clearly documented because other treatments were initiated or intensified.
Structural Epitope Matching for HLA-alloimmunized Thrombocytopenic Patients: A New Strategy to Provide More Effective Platelet Transfusion Support?
An HLA epitope–based matching protocol is proposed that may permit a more effective platelet transfusion management of refractory patients.
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