scholarly journals Quality and Safety of Blood Products

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Ramirez-Arcos ◽  
Denese C. Marks ◽  
Jason P. Acker ◽  
William P. Sheffield
Keyword(s):  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Blood Products

Implementing Haemovigilance in India as a National Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Vignesh Mano ◽  
Raman S. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
National Level ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Blood Products ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Indian Perspective

Haemovigilance is an organized and effective process of monitoring, identifying, reporting, investigating and analyzing adverse events and reactions in case of blood transfusion and during the manufacturing process of blood products. This system ensures the quality and safety aspects of blood transfusion, that bring out corrective and preventing actions and advancement in the transfusion system. Nowadays, most of the developed countries have implemented Haemovigilance in order to monitor adverse reactions and events associated with blood donation and transfusion. This review article is about steps that are required to be taken for the implementation of Haemovigilance on a National level as an Indian perspective.

Is the gift a good one?

2018 ◽  
pp. 118-131
Author(s):  
Richard M. Titmuss
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Blood Products ◽  
Serum Hepatitis ◽  
Biological Condition ◽  
Infected Blood ◽  
The Gift

This chapter addresses the quality of the gift of blood. The transfusion and use of whole blood and certain blood products carries with it the risk of transmitting disease, particularly serum hepatitis, malaria, syphilis, and brucellosis. Not only are there risks in infected blood and plasma, but there are also risks in the use of contaminated needles and apparatus in the collection and transfusion processes. The absence of a scientific check on quality and safety means that the subsequent biological condition of those who receive blood constitutes the ultimate test of whether the virus was present in the donation. However, few patients know that their bodies perform this role. In these situations of consumer ignorance and uncertainty, as in many others in the whole field of medical care, the patient has to trust the medical profession and the organised system of medical care.

GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus Isolates in Japanese Haemophiliacs and their Origins

1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (08) ◽  
pp. 242-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihide Fukuda ◽  
Tetsuo Hayakawa ◽  
Junki Takamatsu ◽  
Hidehiko Saito ◽  
Hiroaki Okamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
West African ◽  
Blood Products ◽  
Hepatitis G Virus ◽  
Gb Virus C ◽  
Route Of Transmission ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Hepatitis G ◽  
Virus C ◽  
Virus Isolates

SummaryJapanese haemophiliacs have been at high risk for infection with parenterally-transmissible viruses through the use of blood products, especially imported ones. Recently, novel transfusion-transmissible virus, GB virus C (GBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV) were isolated. We investigated the origin and route of transmission of GBV-C/HGV isolates in haemophiliacs in Japan. GBV-C/HGV RNA was measured by nested reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in 91 Japanese haemophiliacs. Phylogenetic analysis and genotypic grouping of GBV-C/HGV isolates in Japanese haemophiliacs were performed based on sequences in the 5’ untranslated region, and the characteristics were compared with those of reported isolates. GBV-C/HGV infection was present in 19 of 91 haemophiliacs (20.9%). Sequence analysis showed that 15 of the 19 isolates (78.9%) showed sequence similarity to a group in which mainly West African isolates have been reported. The other 4 isolates (21.1%) showed sequence similarity to Asian isolates. None of the GBV-C/HGV isolates showed sequences similar to those generally found in isolates from USA and Europe. The majority of GBV-C/HGV isolates found in Japanese haemophiliacs who are considered to have been infected by imported blood products were similar to those detected in West Africa.

The quality and safety of rendering emergency and urgent medical care in hospitals

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivanov I. V. ◽  
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Shvabskii O. R. ◽  
Minulin I. B. ◽  
Shcheblykina A. A. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Quality And Safety

The influence of different types of milking units on milk quality and safety

2019 ◽  
pp. 118-125
Author(s):  
A. Vovkohon ◽  
V. Nadtochiy ◽  
G. Kalinina ◽  
O. Hrebelnyk ◽  
N. Fedoruk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Freezing Point ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Petri Dish ◽  
Milk Quality ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Protein Mass ◽  
Seeding Method ◽  
Conductivity Increase

The article highlights comparative research results of milk quality indices obtained from the milking in specialized milking halls with such milking units as «Parallel», «Carousel» or in stalls with the milking unit «Molokoprovid». The fat and protein mass fraction, dry matter and fat-free dry matter, density, titratable and active acidity, heat resistance and freezing point have been determined according to the accepted techniques. The electrical conductivity of milk has been determined by using the analytical device MD-20 MAS-D-TEC. The total amount of milk bacteria has been determined by reductase reduction test and by seeding method in Petri dish. The milk quality has been investigated by the fermentation and rennet fermentation tests. The higher indices of the fat mass fraction, the protein mass fraction and the dry substance concentration of milk, obtained in specialized milking halls, have been established. This is not statistically significant. Milk, obtained from the milking unit «Molokoprovid», has higher index of titratable acidity, lower thermal stability in comparison with milk, obtained from specialized milking halls with milking units «Parallel» and «Carousel». It has been determined that there is the bacteria insemination increase in milk received from milking cows in stalls in comparison with milk, obtained from milking in specialized halls. Milk, obtained from the milking unit «Carousel», indicates the subclinical form of mastitis in cows or «Carousel» operation violationif there is in 1,8 mS/cm conductivity increase above average index 4,6 mS/cm. Key words: technology, quality and safety of milk, milking, milking unit, milking hall, bacterial insemination.

Clinical handover as an interactive event: Informational and interactional communication strategies in effective shift-change handovers

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Eggins ◽  
Diana Slade
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Patient Harm ◽  
Interactive Communication ◽  
Clinical Handover ◽  
Communicative Performance ◽  
Shift Change

Clinical handover – the transfer between clinicians of responsibility and accountability for patients and their care (AMA 2006) – is a pivotal and high-risk communicative event in hospital practice. Studies focusing on critical incidents, mortality, risk and patient harm in hospitals have highlighted ineffective communication – including incomplete and unstructured clinical handovers – as a major contributing factor (NSW Health 2005; ACSQHC 2010). In Australia, as internationally, Health Departments and hospital management have responded by introducing standardised handover communication protocols. This paper problematises one such protocol – the ISBAR tool – and argues that the narrow understanding of communication on which such protocols are based may seriously constrain their ability to shape effective handovers. Based on analysis of audio-recorded shift-change clinical handovers between medical staff, we argue that handover communication must be conceptualised as inherently interactive and that attempts to describe, model and teach handover practice must recognise both informational and interactive communication strategies. By comparing the communicative performance of participants in authentic handover events we identify communication strategies that are more and less likely to lead to an effective handover and demonstrate the importance of focusing close up on communication to improve the quality and safety of healthcare interactions.

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