Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services, 28th edition

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.

(AABB, 2012, soft cover, 120 pages)