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1. Introduction
2. Collection, Testing and Processing of Blood Donation
3. Guide to Good Transfusion Practice
4. Blood Components
5. Fractionated Products
6. Special Circumstances
7. Adverse Effects of Transfusion
8. Clinical Alternatives and Applications
9. Other Services Provided by NZBS
10. NZBS Sample Requirements
Information for Health Professionals
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Clinical guidelines and policies
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Blood Resource Info for DHBs
Surgical Bone Instructions
Request Forms
Serum Eye Drops
Blood Products: Distribution, Supply And Dispensing
Therapeutic Venesection and Haemochromatosis
Therapeutic Apheresis
Health Professionals Medicine Datasheets & Monographs
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Red cell components
Platelet components
Frozen plasma components
Coagulation factors
White cell components
Immunoglobulins
Albumin products
Other products
Links
Compendium
Compendium
Compendium
Clinical policies and procedures
Clinical guidelines
Clinical blood product datasheets
NZBS blood component datasheets
NZBS clinical leaflets
Miscellaneous
Refrigeration Guidelines
Anticoagulant Reversal
Anticoagulant Reversal
Anticoagulant Reversal
Patients on Warfarin Therapy WITH Bleeding
Perioperative Management
Managing a High INR WITHOUT bleeding
Urgent Reversal of Rivaroxaban
Immunoglobulin (Ig-HUB)
Immunoglobulin (Ig-HUB)
Immunoglobulin (Ig-HUB)
Indications for Immunoglobulin
Approval to Treat with Immunoglobulins (IgO)
Medsafe New Zealand Data Sheets (Medicines Information)
Medsafe New Zealand Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
NZBS Blood Resource for Clinical Settings
Adverse Event Reporting (Haemovigilance)
External Links (Resources)
Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIg)
Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIg)
Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIg)
Privigen®
Privigen® NZ
Gamunex® 10%
Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins (SCIg)
Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins (SCIg)
Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins (SCIg)
Hizentra®
Hizentra® NZ
IVIg Prescribing - Clinical Resources
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Technical services
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Blood Banks
Reference Laboratory
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Services provided
Investigations undertaken
Sample requirements
Turnaround time and reporting
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Request for investigation by Reference Laboratory
Key personnel
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New Zealand Transplantation and Immunogenetics Laboratory (NZTIL)
ISBT 128 - Blood Labels are Changing
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About Blood
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Become a Donor
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Donating Bone Marrow
Am I Eligible?
Am I Eligible?
Eligibility Quiz
Donating after Travelling
Detailed Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria for New Donors
Recent Changes to Eligibility Criteria
Donor Behavioural Criteria
Where to Donate
Search for Mobile Drives
NORTH ISLAND
North Shore Donor Centre
Epsom Donor Centre
Manukau Donor Centre
Hamilton Donor Centre
Tauranga Donor Centre
Palmerston North Donor Centre
Wellington Donor Centre
SOUTH ISLAND
Christchurch Donor Centre
Dunedin Donor Centre
Tuam St Donor Centre
Book an Appointment
Whakaorangia Tāngata
Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Donors
What to Expect When Donating
Your Pre-Donation Checklist
Your Post-Donation Information
Blood donation and ethnic diversity
Give Blood
Give Blood
Give Plasma
Give Plasma
Tissue & Organ Donation
Ways to Donate Organs & Tissue
Donating Hip Bone
Donating Tissue
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