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McGrath E, Herson MR, Kuehnert MJ, Moniz K, Szczepiorkowski ZM, Pruett TL. A WHO remit to improve global standards for medical products of human origin. Bull World Health Organ 2024; 102:707-714. [PMID: 39318889 PMCID: PMC11418839 DOI: 10.2471/blt.24.291569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024] Open
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In recent decades, considerable advances have been made in assuring the safety of blood transfusion and organ transplantation. However, with the increasing movement of medical products of human origin across international boundaries, there is a need to enhance global norms and governance. These products, which include blood, organs, tissues, cells, human milk and faecal microbiota, are today crucial for health care but they also pose unique risks due to their human origin, such as disease transmission and graft failure. Moreover, the demand for medical products of human origin often exceeds supply, leading to dependence on international supply chains, and emerging technologies like cell and gene therapy present further challenges because of their unproven efficacy and long-term risks. Current regulatory mechanisms, especially in low- and middle-income countries, are insufficient. The World Health Organization (WHO) has both the mandate and experience to lead the development of international quality and safety standards, consistent product nomenclature, and robust traceability and biovigilance systems. An international, multistakeholder approach is critical for addressing the complexities of how medical products of human origin are used globally and for ensuring their safety. This approach will require promoting uniform product descriptions, enhancing digital communication systems and leveraging existing resources to support countries in establishing regulations for these products. As illustrated by World Health Assembly resolution WHA77.4 on transplantation in 2024, WHO's ongoing efforts to ensure the safe, efficient and ethical use of medical products of human origin worldwide provide the opportunity to galvanize international cooperation on establishing norms.
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- Eoin McGrath
- International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation, Calle Balcells 29 baixos, Barcelona, 08024, Spain
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- Faculty of Health, Deakin University School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia
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- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, United States of America (USA)
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- International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation, Redlands, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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Marshall KE, Free RJ, Filardo TD, Schwartz NG, Hernandez-Romieu AC, Thacker TC, Lehman KA, Annambhotla P, Dupree PB, Glowicz JB, Scarpita AM, Brubaker SA, Czaja CA, Basavaraju SV. Incomplete tissue product tracing during an investigation of a tissue-derived tuberculosis outbreak. Am J Transplant 2024; 24:115-122. [PMID: 37717630 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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In the United States, there is currently no system to track donated human tissue products to individual recipients. This posed a challenge during an investigation of a nationwide tuberculosis outbreak that occurred when bone allograft contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Lot A) was implanted into 113 patients in 18 US states, including 2 patients at 1 health care facility in Colorado. A third patient at the same facility developed spinal tuberculosis with an isolate genetically identical to the Lot A outbreak strain. However, health care records indicated this patient had received bone allograft from a different donor (Lot B). We investigated the source of this newly identified infection, including the possibilities of Lot B donor infection, product switch or contamination during manufacturing, product switch at the health care facility, person-to-person transmission, and laboratory error. The findings included gaps in tissue traceability at the health care facility, creating the possibility for a product switch at the point of care despite detailed tissue-tracking policies. Nationally, 6 (3.9%) of 155 Lot B units could not be traced to final disposition. This investigation highlights the critical need to improve tissue-tracking systems to ensure unbroken traceability, facilitating investigations of recipient adverse events and enabling timely public health responses to prevent morbidity and mortality.
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- Kristen E Marshall
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA; Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Readiness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Human Tissues, Office of Cellular Therapy and Human Tissue CMC, Office of Therapeutic Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Khorzad R, Montague E, Nannicelli AP, Woods DM, Ladner DP, Brown A, Holl JL. Redesigning Transplant Organ Labeling to Prevent Patient Harm and Organ Loss. Prog Transplant 2018; 28:271-277. [PMID: 30012054 DOI: 10.1177/1526924818781574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND In 2012, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the United Network for Organ Sharing launched the "Electronic Tracking and Transportation" (ETT) project, in response to "labeling and packaging issues" being a frequently reported safety incident. This article describes an improvement project conducted as part of this United Network for Organ Sharing project. METHODS An interdisciplinary team conducted a Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, laboratory simulations of organ labeling during procurement, and a heuristic evaluation of a label software application to inform the design of TransNet, a system that uses barcode technology at the point of organ recovery. A total of 42 clinicians and staff from 10 organ procurement organizations and 2 transplant centers in the United States participated. Processes Addressed: Key features of the redesigned labeling system include independent, double entry of label information into the software application, a machine-readable barcode on each organ's label, and a handheld printer for at "point of use" label printing. OUTCOMES The new labeling system, TransNet, has become mandatory since June 2017. A survey conducted on early adopters (N = 11), after 1 year of use, indicates the process is safer and more efficient. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The findings from this study suggest that the application of quality planning methods, common in other industries, when redesigning a health-care process, are valuable and revelatory and should be adopted more extensively. Future evaluation of TransNet effectiveness to reduce safety incidents is critical.
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- Rebeca Khorzad
- 1 Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.,2 Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 3 Division of Internal Medicine, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 1 Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 1 Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 1 Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.,2 Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 1 Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 1 Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Ashford P, Delgado M. ISBT 128 Standard for Coding Medical Products of Human Origin. Transfus Med Hemother 2017; 44:386-390. [PMID: 29344013 DOI: 10.1159/000479977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background ISBT 128 is an international standard for the terminology, coding, labeling, and identification of medical products of human origin (MPHO). Full implementation of ISBT 128 improves traceability, transparency, vigilance and surveillance, and interoperability. Methods ICCBBA maintains the ISBT 128 standard through the activities of a network of expert volunteers, including representatives from professional scientific societies, governments and users, to standardize and maintain MPHO identification. These individuals are organized into Technical Advisory Groups and work within a structured framework as part of a quality-controlled standards development process. Results The extensive involvement of international scientific and professional societies in the development of the standard has ensured that ISBT 128 has gained widespread recognition. The user community has developed confidence in the ability of the standard to adapt to new developments in their fields of interest. The standard is fully compatible with Single European Code requirements for tissues and cells and is utilized by many European tissue establishments. ISBT 128's flexibility and robustness has allowed for expansions into subject areas such as cellular therapy, regenerative medicine, and tissue banking. Conclusion ISBT 128 is the internationally recognized standard for coding MPHO and has gained widespread use globally throughout the past two decades.
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Neller JK, Ashford P, van Veen C, Humpe A. Global Registration Identifier for Donors (GRID) of Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Road to Automation and Safety. Transfus Med Hemother 2017; 44:407-413. [PMID: 29344017 PMCID: PMC5757565 DOI: 10.1159/000485040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Once a cohort exceeds a certain size, it becomes mandatory to assign an identifier (ID) for each individual to ensure a secure, reliable, and unambiguous assignment. In the field of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, with a still growing number of voluntary unrelated donors, it was recognized that a system needs to be developed to uniquely identify potential donors on a global scale to facilitate communication and to prevent errors in identification of donors. Efforts in this respect resulted in establishment of the GRID, with a defined structure and allocated rules. To successfully implement such a project, collaboration among all organizations involved in the process of volunteer donor recruitment, facilitation, and provision of hematopoietic stem cell products is necessary. Therefore, rapidly accessible information combined with a high level of communication and exchange of experiences is crucial. Established systems like the ISBT 128 and the Single European Code (SEC), which standardize the terminology, identification, coding, and labeling of tissues and cells of human origin, serve as a basis on how to successfully implement the GRID on a global scale.
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- Joachim Klaus Neller
- Zentrales Knochenmarkspender-Register für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immune Hematology with Blood Bank, University Hospital Magdeburg. Magdeburg, Germany
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Spinozzi D, Miron A, Bruinsma M, Lie JT, Dapena I, Oellerich S, Melles GRJ. Improving the success rate of human corneal endothelial cell cultures from single donor corneas with stabilization medium. Cell Tissue Bank 2017; 19:9-17. [PMID: 29043524 PMCID: PMC5829106 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-017-9665-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Main objective of this study was to improve the success rate of human corneal endothelial cell (hCEC) cultures from single donor corneas. We could show that the use of stabilization medium prior to cell isolation may have a positive effect on the success rate of hCEC cultures from single research-grade donor corneas by allowing growth of otherwise possibly not successful cultures and by improving their proliferative rate. hCEC were obtained from corneo-scleral rims of 7 discarded human research-grade cornea pairs. The Descemet membrane-endothelium (DM-EC) sheets of each pair were assigned to 2 experimental conditions: (1) immediate cell isolation after peeling, and (2) storage of the DM-EC sheet in a growth factor-depleted culture medium (i.e. stabilization medium) for up to 6 days prior to cell isolation. hCEC isolated by enzymatic digestion were then induced to proliferate on pre-coated culture plates. The success rate of primary cultures established from single donor corneas were higher for DM-EC sheets kept in stabilization medium before cell isolation. All cultures (7/7) initiated from stabilized DM-EC sheets were able to proliferate up to the third passage, while only 4 out of 7 cultures initiated from freshly peeled DM-EC sheets reached the third passage. In addition, for the 4 successful paired cultures we observed a faster growth rate if the DM-EC sheet was pre-stabilized prior to cell isolation (13.8 ± 1.8 vs 18.5 ± 1.5 days, P < 0.05). Expression of the phenotypical markers Na+/K+-ATPase and ZO-1 could be shown for the stabilized cultures that successfully proliferated up to the third passage.
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- D Spinozzi
- Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan op Zuid 88, 3071AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan op Zuid 88, 3071AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Melles Cornea Clinic Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan op Zuid 88, 3071AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Melles Cornea Clinic Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan op Zuid 88, 3071AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Amnitrans EyeBank Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan op Zuid 88, 3071AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Melles Cornea Clinic Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan op Zuid 88, 3071AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan op Zuid 88, 3071AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. .,Melles Cornea Clinic Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. .,Amnitrans EyeBank Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Boğa C, Maytalman E, Gereklioğlu Ç, Asma S, Kandemir F, Aytan P, Korur A, Yeral M, Kozanoğlu İ, Özdoğu H. Implementation of an ISBT 128-Compatible Medical Record System to Facilitate Traceability of Stem Cell Products. Turk J Haematol 2017; 34:280-281. [PMID: 28443818 PMCID: PMC5544056 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2017.0081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Can Boğa
- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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Martínez-Flores F, Sandoval-Zamora H, Machuca-Rodriguez C, Barrera-López A, García-Cavazos R, Madinaveitia-Villanueva JA. [Skin and tissue bank: Operational model for the recovery and preservation of tissues and skin allografts]. CIR CIR 2015; 84:85-92. [PMID: 26259741 DOI: 10.1016/j.circir.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tissue storage is a medical process that is in the regulation and homogenisation phase in the scientific world. The international standards require the need to ensure safety and efficacy of human allografts such as skin and other tissues. The activities of skin and tissues banks currently involve their recovery, processing, storage and distribution, which are positively correlated with technological and scientific advances present in current biomedical sciences. A description is presented of the operational model of Skin and Tissue Bank at INR as successful case for procurement, recovery and preservation of skin and tissues for therapeutic uses, with high safety and biological quality. The essential and standard guidelines are presented as keystones for a tissue recovery program based on scientific evidence, and within an ethical and legal framework, as well as to propose a model for complete overview of the donation of tissues and organ programs in Mexico. Finally, it concludes with essential proposals for improving the efficacy of transplantation of organs and tissue programs.
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- Francisco Martínez-Flores
- Banco de Piel y Tejidos, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Secretaría de Salud, México, D.F., México.
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- Banco de Piel y Tejidos, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Secretaría de Salud, México, D.F., México
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Molecular, Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F., México
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- Banco de Piel y Tejidos, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Secretaría de Salud, México, D.F., México
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Eye banking and corneal transplantation communicable adverse incidents: current status and project NOTIFY. Cornea 2014; 32:1155-66. [PMID: 23676781 DOI: 10.1097/ico.0b013e31828f9d64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Evidence of the transmission of disease via donor ocular tissue has been demonstrated for adenocarcinoma, rabies, hepatitis B virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and a variety of bacterial and fungal infections. METHODS Although there is no evidence to date of disease transmission for HIV infection, syphilis, hepatitis C, hepatitis A, tuberculosis, HTLV-1 and -2 infection, active leprosy, active typhoid, smallpox, and active malaria, these entities remain contraindications for transplantation for all eye banks nationally and internationally. The potential sources of contamination include infected donors, during the process of removing tissue from cadaveric donors, the processing environment, and contaminated supplies and reagents used during processing. The transmissions of Herpes simplex virus and HSV via corneal graft have been shown to be responsible for primary graft failure. HSV-1 may also be an important cause of PFG. RESULTS The long latency period of some diseases, the emergence of new infectious disease, and the reemergence of others emphasize the need for long-term record maintenance and effective tracing capabilities. CONCLUSIONS The standardization of definitions for adverse events and reactions will be necessary to support the prevention and transmission of disease. International classification of a unique identification system for donors will be increasingly important for vigilance and traceability in cross-national exportation of human cells, tissues, and cellular- and tissue-based products. Opportunities for continuous improvement exist as does the need for constant vigilance and surveillance.
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Assessment of tissue allograft safety monitoring with administrative healthcare databases: a pilot project using Medicare data. Cell Tissue Bank 2013; 15:75-84. [PMID: 23824508 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-013-9376-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Assess whether Medicare data are useful for monitoring tissue allograft safety and utilization. We used health care claims (billing) data from 2007 for 35 million fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, a predominantly elderly population. Using search terms for transplant-related procedures, we generated lists of ICD-9-CM and CPT(®) codes and assessed the frequency of selected allograft procedures. Step 1 used inpatient data and ICD-9-CM procedure codes. Step 2 added non-institutional provider (e.g., physician) claims, outpatient institutional claims, and CPT codes. We assembled preliminary lists of diagnosis codes for infections after selected allograft procedures. Many ICD-9-CM codes were ambiguous as to whether the procedure involved an allograft. Among 1.3 million persons with a procedure ascertained using the list of ICD-9-CM codes, only 1,886 claims clearly involved an allograft. CPT codes enabled better ascertainment of some allograft procedures (over 17,000 persons had corneal transplants and over 2,700 had allograft skin transplants). For spinal fusion procedures, CPT codes improved specificity for allografts; of nearly 100,000 patients with ICD-9-CM codes for spinal fusions, more than 34,000 had CPT codes indicating allograft use. Monitoring infrequent events (infections) after infrequent exposures (tissue allografts) requires large study populations. A strength of the large Medicare databases is the substantial number of certain allograft procedures. Limitations include lack of clinical detail and donor information. Medicare data can potentially augment passive reporting systems and may be useful for monitoring tissue allograft safety and utilization where codes clearly identify allograft use and coding algorithms can effectively screen for infections.
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Greenwald MA, Kuehnert MJ, Fishman JA. Infectious disease transmission during organ and tissue transplantation. Emerg Infect Dis 2013; 18:e1. [PMID: 22840823 PMCID: PMC3414044 DOI: 10.3201/eid1808.120277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Transplantation of organs and tissues (bone, tendon, skin, cornea) will always be associated with some risk for transmission of infectious diseases from donor to recipient. Understanding and minimizing this risk is difficult for many reasons: donor screening processes vary, screening for every infectious organism is not possible, and assessment of recipient health after transplantation to determine possibility of disease transmission is often not adequate. In May 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration held a meeting to address these challenges and establish a research agenda for minimizing these transplant transmission risks. Attendees agreed that the focus should be on standardizing donor screening, compiling disease transmissibility data, monitoring of transplant recipients’ health, and assessing effectiveness of measures to minimize disease transmission. Collaboration and sharing of perspectives, experiences, and resources of all stakeholders in the transplantation process (government, private industry, and health care providers) can improve the safety of organ and tissue transplantation. Infectious disease transmission through organ and tissue transplantation has been associated with severe complications in recipients. Determination of donor-derived infectious risk associated with organ and tissue transplantation is challenging and limited by availability and performance characteristics of current donor epidemiologic screening (e.g., questionnaire) and laboratory testing tools. Common methods and standards for evaluating potential donors of organs and tissues are needed to facilitate effective data collection for assessing the risk for infectious disease transmission. Research programs can use advanced microbiological technologies to define infectious risks posed by pathogens that are known to be transplant transmissible and provide insights into transmission potential of emerging infectious diseases for which transmission characteristics are unknown. Key research needs are explored. Stakeholder collaboration for surveillance and research infrastructure is required to enhance transplant safety.
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- Melissa A Greenwald
- Division of Human Tissues, Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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Garzoni C, Ison MG. Uniform definitions for donor-derived infectious disease transmissions in solid organ transplantation. Transplantation 2012; 92:1297-300. [PMID: 21996654 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e318236cd02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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High-profile cases of infectious diseases transmitted from organ donors to transplant recipients, such as the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, have driven policy globally. Many nations have or are developing regulations requiring reporting and investigation of such disease transmissions as part of broader biovigilance programs for all substances of human origin. A group of experts (see Acknowledgments) developed definitions for proven, probable, possible, unlikely, excluded, intervened upon without documented transmission, and positive assay without apparent disease transmission events that should be used, as a starting point, to standardize nomenclature and facilitate global tracking and study of such infectious disease transmissions.
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Adverse reactions and events related to musculoskeletal allografts: reviewed by the World Health Organisation Project NOTIFY. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2011; 36:633-41. [PMID: 22048753 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-011-1391-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE The use of bone and connective tissue allografts has grown rapidly and surpassed the use of autografts in many countries. Being of human origin, bone and tendon allografts carry the risk of disease transmission and complications have been reported. As part of the Project NOTIFY led by the World Health Organisation, an effort to improve recognition, reporting, tracking and investigation of adverse outcomes of allografts was initiated, achieving a comprehensive review of associated disease transmission and failures. Those involving the use of musculoskeletal allografts are reported here. A major objective is to involve orthopaedic surgeons in the improvement of the safe use of the musculoskeletal allografts. METHODS We reviewed the medical literature, requested reports from surgeons in selected professional organisations and informally surveyed tissue bank organisations and selected tissue bank professionals to discover reported and unreported cases of adverse outcomes. We analysed each case to decide the likelihood that the complication was truly allograft related. RESULTS The efficiency of the procedures involved in bone banking and bone and tendon allograft has improved significantly during the last three decades. The evolution of the incidence of reported adverse reactions and events reflects positively on the safety of transplanted tissues. Cases of bacterial and viral transmission by bone and tendon allografts occurred mainly with those that contained viable cells, were not processed to remove cells, or were not disinfected or sterilised. We documented cases of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV), unspecified hepatitis, tuberculosis and other bacteria. Reporting of these adverse outcomes has led to corrective actions and has significantly improved the safety of allograft use. However, it is probable that not all cases have been reported and investigated. CONCLUSIONS Considering the high quality standards achieved in many countries, the best approach for further improvement in the safety of allografts is through a systematic reporting of all serious adverse reactions and events in the context of a global biovigilance programme.
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Aghayan HR, Mahdavi-Mazdeh M, Goodarzi P, Arjmand B, Emami-Razavi SH. Coding and traceability in Iran. Cell Tissue Bank 2010; 11:397-400. [DOI: 10.1007/s10561-010-9224-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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