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AU Norfolk,D.R.; Glaser,A.; Kinsey,S.

TI American fresh frozen plasma for neonates and children

QU Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005 Jan; 90(1): 89-91

PT journal article; review; review, tutorial

AB From the spring of 2004 the United Kingdom Blood Services have been importing fresh frozen plasma from United States donors for all neonates and children born after 1 January 1996. The decision to mandate the use of American plasma in this age group was taken by the Department of Health in 2002 as part of its precautionary approach to the risk of transfusion transmitted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In this article we explain the background to this decision and explore some of the implications it raises for clinical practice.

ZR 9

MH Blood Component Transfusion/*legislation & jurisprudence/standards; Child; Commerce/*legislation & jurisprudence; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*prevention & control; Great Britain; Humans; Infant, Newborn; *Plasma; Risk Factors; United States

AD Department of Paediatric Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. derek.norfolk@leedsth.nhs.uk

SP englisch

PO England

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