Blood-bank systems, instruments, products, and services.According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the American Association of Blood Banks, 8 million volunteers donate blood each year (www.aabb.org/All_About_Blood/FAQs/aabb_faqs.htm#1). Statistics from the National Blood Data Resource Center's 2001 survey show that approximately 15 million units of whole blood and red blood cells Red blood cells Cells that carry hemoglobin (the molecule that transports oxygen) and help remove wastes from tissues throughout the body. Mentioned in: Bone Marrow Transplantation red blood cells were donated that year, while 29 million units of blood components were transfused. With the growing need for whole-blood components, blood-bank systems, instruments, products, and services are more urgently needed than ever before. Here are a few of the latest innovations in blood banking. Complete transfusion-service system The Systematic Blood Bank Information System (SBB SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (Swiss Railway) SBB Sports by Brooks (sports webblog) SBB Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil (Portugese: Bible Society of Brazil) ) software is an easy-to-use, complete transfusion-service system delivered affordably as a hosted solution to meet the specific needs of the small laboratory blood bank. SBB can interface to the lab's current laboratory information system (LIS LIS - Langage Implementation Systeme. A predecessor of Ada developed by Ichbiah in 1973. It was influenced by Pascal's data structures and Sue's control structures. A type declaration can have a low-level implementation specification. ), or can be offered as an integral part of LabWeb, the company's hosted LIS. Hosted SBB offers a wide range of standard features designed to streamline many of the routinely manual, time-consuming tasks associated with blood-bank protocol, without the need to maintain additional hardware or servers. It also has full audit-trail capabilities and multitiered privilege levels for robust system security. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blood-collection monitor The Transwaag KL blood-collection monitor takes the guesswork out of donor monitoring by providing thorough mixing, uniform volumes, and controlled donations. Many of the instrument's settings are adjustable, allowing parameters to be programmed for site-specific requirements. Incorporated is a high-precision scale that provides a set volume for every collection. Blood entering the bag is completely mixed with anticoagulant anticoagulant (ăn'tēkōăg`yələnt), any of several substances that inhibit blood clot formation (see blood clotting). , reducing the number of units lost due to clotting. Audible and visual alarms immediately alert staff when the flow of blood into the bag is reduced, allowing for adjustments that can decrease donor discomfort and increase specimen integrity. When collection amount reaches the preselected volume, an automatic clamping mechanism stops the flow and signals that the donation is complete--a "safety net" which eliminates concerns of overfilled overfilled, adj See overextended. units. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blood-bank NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. control The ACCURUN 345 HIV-1, RNA/HCV, RNA/HBV, DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. positive quality control is the first multi-marker NAT run control cleared by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. to be labeled for in vitro in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment. in vi·tro adj. In an artificial environment outside a living organism. diagnostic use. ACCURUN 345 is designed for quality control of tests that blood banks and plasma centers use to screen donors, and is part of the company's complete line of independent run controls, training and validation panels, and QC software used in blood-donor screening and diagnostic infectious-disease testing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blood-bank refrigerator Designed for the precise requirement of blood-banking and blood-processing applications, the company's Blood Bank Equipment meets the AABB, ANRC ANRC Autoritatea Nationala de Reglementare in Comunicatii (Romania) ANRC American National Red Cross ANRC Alaska Native Regional Corporation ANRC Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (Little Rock, AR) , and FDA standards. Refrigerators, storage freezers, and platelet incubators feature alarm systems that alert staff of critical power failures or temperature deviations. Inkless chart recorders track conditions for permanent records. Blood-bank refrigerators ensure quick temperature recovery for maximum product protection after door openings. Plasma freezers safely store single-donor, fresh-frozen plasma, and cryoprecipitate cryoprecipitate /cryo·pre·cip·i·tate/ (-pre-sip´i-tat) any precipitate that results from cooling, sometimes specifically the one rich in coagulation factor VIII obtained from cooling of blood plasma. . Redcell freezers maintain red cells safely below regulatory standards at -86[degrees]C (-123[degrees]F). Plasma/blast freezers maintain a -50[degrees]C (-58[degrees]F) temperature to rapidly freeze single-donor, apheresed, and fresh-frozen plasma; rapid freezing also preserves Fact VIII; and full load of single-donor units freezes in 75 minutes. Thawing baths to thaw frozen plasma and red-cell units operate at 5[degrees]C above ambient to 60[degrees]C (140[degrees]F), and control of 0.4[degrees]C. Up to four red-cell units can be thawed in only 12 minutes, and one to eight plasma units in 25 minutes. Platelet incubators hold rotators and agitators for continual mixing; temperature can be set at 22[degrees]C (71[degrees]F) or controlled from 15[degrees]C to 40[degrees]C (59[degrees]F to 104[degrees]F). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Integrated monitoring The i.Center integrated monitoring system provides advanced security and monitoring capabilities and is available on i.Series models, which include blood-bank refrigerators, plasma storage freezers (-30[degrees]C), and platelet-storage systems. i.Center features include a large LCD viewscreen, password-protection configuration, automatic alarm testing, self-monitoring refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. system, and 24-hour temperature graph. Also included are an event log for viewing alarm conditions, a continuous automatic battery check system, alarm programming, and adjustable alarm volumes. Available in single- and double-door models, featuring stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. interiors, i.Series refrigerators have Sure-Seal self-closing doors and bacteria-resistant powder coating. Plasma-storage freezers are configured with eight stainless-steel pull-out drawers (or four drawers with four adjustable shelves). Platelet-storage systems are equipped with Agitrak, which monitors the function of platelet agitators placed into the platelet incubator; agitator ag·i·ta·tor n. 1. One who agitates, especially one who engages in political agitation. 2. An apparatus that shakes or stirs, as in a washing machine. Noun 1. speed, cycle count, and alarm conditions are monitored and recorded. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New blood-bank software consultants Choosing a blood-bank computer system can be confusing. This new validation service consultancy uses expert staff to provide third-party research, quality assurance, and/or validation of lab and blood-bank software for clients. Since each lab or blood bank is unique, validation is tailor-made for the individual operation. Staff members have more than 15 years' experience each in hospital labs; particular focus is given to regulatory requirements of transfusion and donor services. Quality control is thoroughly integrated into this validation process. A variety of media are available to store validation documentation: paper, videotape, and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . Validation services are available individually or as a package: test plan, test scripts, and performance of validation. Also available are data extraction and conversion, project management, auditing, disaster-recovery plans, employee training, (manuals and on-site, customized training), and standard operating procedures standard operating procedure Medtalk A technique, method or therapy performed 'by the book,' using a standard protocol meeting internally or externally defined criteria; a formal, written procedure that describes how specific lab operations are to be performed. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Product Focus for August 2005 is Prenatal and Neonatal Testing and for September 2005 is Chemistry-Immunoassay Analyzers. Send product information to productfocus@nelsonpub.com for possible inclusion in these sections. Deadlines are June 1 for August and July 1 for September. |
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