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The potential impact of selective donor deferrals based on estimated blood volume on vasovagal reactions and donor deferral ratesJorge A Rios
New England Region, American Red Cross Blood Services, Dedham, Massachusetts 02026, USA
Transfusion 50:1265-75. 2010..We analyzed the association of EBV with prefaint and systemic vasovagal reactions (SVRs) among whole blood donors and the potential impact of an EBV-based deferral policy...
Improving safety for young blood donorsAnne F Eder
American Red Cross, Biomedical Services, National Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
Transfus Med Rev 26:14-26. 2012..This review examines the published data supporting the measures recently taken by blood centers to reduce the risk of syncopal reactions among young, whole blood donors...
Selection criteria to protect the blood donor in North America and Europe: past (dogma), present (evidence), and future (hemovigilance)Anne Eder
American Red Cross, National Headquarters, Biomedical Services, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Transfus Med Rev 23:205-20. 2009..Future prospects to improve the safety of the donation process rest with hemovigilance initiatives to monitor the effectiveness of interventions to minimize the risks to blood donors...
Limiting and detecting bacterial contamination of apheresis platelets: inlet-line diversion and increased culture volume improve component safetyAnne F Eder
Biomedical Services, National Headquarters, American Red Cross, 2025 E Street N W, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Transfusion 49:1554-63. 2009....
TRALI risk reduction: donor and component management strategiesAnne F Eder
American Red Cross Blood Services, Medical Office, National Headquarters, Washington, District of Columbia 20006, USA
J Clin Apher 24:122-9. 2009..Blood centers have taken various approaches to mitigate the risk of TRALI, and the possible benefit and the inherent limitations of the current strategies will be reviewed...
Effective reduction of transfusion-related acute lung injury risk with male-predominant plasma strategy in the American Red Cross (2006-2008)Anne F Eder
American Red Cross, National Headquarters, Biomedical Services, Medical Office, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Transfusion 50:1732-42. 2010..Consequently, we began preferentially distributing plasma from male donors for transfusion in 2006 and evaluated the effect on reported TRALI cases in the ensuing 2 years...
The American Red Cross donor hemovigilance program: complications of blood donation reported in 2006Anne F Eder
Biomedical Services, Medical Office, National Headquarters, American Red Cross, Washington, DC, USA
Transfusion 48:1809-19. 2008....
Adverse reactions to allogeneic whole blood donation by 16- and 17-year-oldsAnne F Eder
Biomedical Services, Medical Office, National Headquarters, American Red Cross, 2025 E St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
JAMA 299:2279-86. 2008....
Evidence-based selection criteria to protect blood donorsAnne Eder
American Red Cross Blood Services, National Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
J Clin Apher 25:331-7. 2010....
Bacterial screening of apheresis platelets and the residual risk of septic transfusion reactions: the American Red Cross experience (2004-2006)Anne F Eder
Biomedical Services, Medical Office, National Headquarters, American Red Cross, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Transfusion 47:1134-42. 2007..The American Red Cross initiated systemwide bacterial testing of all apheresis platelet (PLT) collections in March 2004, yet continues to receive reports of septic reactions after transfusion of screened components...
Donor survey to assess facial flushing during automated red cell collections and medication useAnne F Eder
American Red Cross, Biomedical Services, National Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
J Clin Apher 26:116-22. 2011....
Improved safety for young whole blood donors with new selection criteria for total estimated blood volumeAnne F Eder
American Red Cross, Biomedical Services, National Headquarters, Jerome H Holland Laboratory, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA
Transfusion 51:1522-31. 2011..We evaluated a multifaceted safety initiative and more restrictive selection criteria for whole blood donation by individuals younger than 19 years...
Age-related donor return patterns among first-time blood donors in the United StatesEdward P Notari
Transmissible Diseases Department, Jerome H Holland Laboratory for Biomedical Sciences, American Red Cross Biomedical Services, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA
Transfusion 49:2229-36. 2009..Sixteen-year-old donors are increasingly allowed to donate and have the highest rates of adverse events, which negatively impacts return behavior...
Transfusion-transmitted Babesia microti identified through hemovigilanceLaura Tonnetti
Transmissible Diseases Department, Jerome H Holland Laboratory, American Red Cross, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA
Transfusion 49:2557-63. 2009..microti increasingly poses a blood safety risk. The American Red Cross Hemovigilance Program herein describes the donor and recipient characteristics of suspected transfusion-transmitted B. microti cases reported between 2005 and 2007...
The relative safety of automated two-unit red blood cell procedures and manual whole-blood collection in young donorsRichard J Benjamin
Biomedical Services, Medical Office, National Headquarters, American Red Cross, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Transfusion 49:1874-83. 2009..This study evaluated the relative safety of 2RBC compared to whole-blood (WB) donation with a focus on young donors...
Bacterial contamination of whole-blood-derived platelets: the introduction of sample diversion and prestorage pooling with culture testing in the American Red CrossRichard J Benjamin
National Headquarters, American Red Cross, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Transfusion 48:2348-55. 2008..We describe the risk of reported septic reactions to WBPs and the introduction of prestorage-pooled whole blood-derived platelets (PSPs) collected using initial sample diversion and cultured for bacterial contamination...
Implementation of the Uniform Donor History Questionnaire across the American Red Cross Blood Services: increased deferral among repeat presenters but no measurable impact on blood safetyShimian Zou
American Red Cross Blood Services, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA
Transfusion 47:1990-8. 2007..This study assessed the potential impact of changes inherent in UDHQ implementation on deferral and on prevalence of infectious disease markers among donated units...
Transfusion-related acute lung injury surveillance (2003-2005) and the potential impact of the selective use of plasma from male donors in the American Red CrossAnne F Eder
Biomedical Services, National Headquarters, American Red Cross, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Transfusion 47:599-607. 2007....
A model to predict the improvement of automated blood culture bacterial detection by doubling platelet sample volumeStephen J Wagner
Blood Components Department, American Red Cross Holland Laboratory for the Biomedical Sciences, Rockville, Maryland 20855, USA
Transfusion 47:430-3. 2007..This study analyses the projected benefit in detecting slow growing organisms by increasing sample volume from 4 to 8 mL...
Skin disinfection with a single-step 2% chlorhexidine swab is more effective than a two-step povidone-iodine method in preventing bacterial contamination of apheresis plateletsRichard J Benjamin
Biomedical Services, Medical Office, Jerome H Holland Laboratory, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Transfusion 51:531-8. 2011..Skin commensal bacteria account for most septic reactions after apheresis platelet (PLT) transfusion. Consequently, we evaluated the effectiveness of two skin disinfection methods in preventing bacterial contamination of PLT collections...
Noninfectious complications of blood transfusionAnne F Eder
Biomedical Headquarters, American Red Cross, Washington, DC, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 131:708-18. 2007..Serious noninfectious complications are far more likely to occur than viral disease transmission from blood component transfusion...
