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About NZBS
New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) was formed in 1998 integrating all hospital-based transfusion services into a single national organisation. Since 2001 NZBS has managed the recruitment of blood donors...
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Abbreviations and Glossary
_________________Last updated: April 2023. Previously part of 111G122 – Transfusion Medicine Handbook 3rd EditionNZBS Reference: 111G01501...
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Foreword
This Handbook is designed to assist hospital staff and other health professionals in modern transfusion medicine practice, particularly those who are prescribing and administering blood components and...
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1.4 Haemovigilance
Blood components and fractionated products are biological in nature and carry inherent risks in respect of infection or reactions in the recipient. Common and, for the most part, minor reactions inclu...
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References
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European Medicines Agency, "Hydroxyethyl starch solutions: CMDh introduces new measures to protect patients," 17 July 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/referr...
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9.10 Setting Up New Transfusion Facilities
NZBS will consider requests to make blood components or products available for infusion at a facility that has not previously had this service. An application form must be completed and forwarded to N...
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10. NZBS Sample Requirements
It is not possible to overemphasise the importance of proper patient identification. Most errors relating to transfusion practice arise from administrative and clerical error. These errors can have se...
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References
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Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion, "Guidelines for prevention of transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD)," Jan 2011. [Online]. Available: https://anz...
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References
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A. Shah, V. Kerner, S. J. Stanworth and S. Agarwal, "Major haemorrhage: past, present and future," Anaesthesia, vol. 78, pp. 93-104, 2023.
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S. J. Stanworth, K. Dowling, N. Curry, H....
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References
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CSL Behring (Australia) Pty Ltd, "NEW ZEALAND DATA SHEET - Alburex 5 NZ," 14 December 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/a/Alburex5inf.pdf. [Accessed 01 F...
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