Transfusion Transmitted Injuries Section

The Surveillance and Epidemiology of Transfusions (SET) Report

The Surveillance and Epidemiology of Transfusions
Working Group
Final Report

February 28, 1999
Chair: Dr. Steven Kleinman

(987 KB) in PDF format

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Table of Contents

Introduction

• Surveillance
  
• The importance of surveillance for blood safety in Canada
  
• The Surveillance and Epidemiology in Transfusions Working Group
  
• Scope of the report
  
• Organization of the report

1. Review of the process of collecting, processing and administering blood and blood products

• Collection
  
• Testing
  
• Processing blood to components
  
• Processing blood to blood products
  
• Process control and good manufacturing practices (GMPs)
  
• Distribution
  
• Administration
  
• Post administration - Adverse reaction reporting
  
  1. blood components
     
  2. plasma derivatives

2. Organization of the blood system in Canada

• Short comings of the present reporting and surveillance system

5. Questions to be asked of a surveillance program

• The importance of multiple layers of surveillance
  
• Epidemiologic indicators

7. Data points for the baseline surveillance data base

8. Collection of the data points for the surveillance data base

• Access to and use of the surveillance data
• Donor data
  • Recommendation # 1
• Process data
  
• Recipient data
  
  1. General
     
  2. Transfusion episode and transfusion utilization data
     • Recommendation # 2
  3. Adverse reaction data
     1. acute reactions
  • Recommendation # 3
    ii) delayed adverse reactions
    
  • Recommendation # 4
    
  • Recommendation # 5

• The concept of sentinel centres for surveillance
  • Recommendation # 9
• Monitoring for and surveillance of emerging infections
  
• The need for rapid response capability: focused research studies
  • Recommendation # 10

• • Recommendation # 11
    
  • Recommendation # 12
    
  • Recommendation # 13
    
• The potential role and composition of a governing council
  
• Funding
  
• Structure
  
• Implementation

Conclusion

References

Figures

Appendices

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The Surveillance and Epidemiology of Transfusions
Working Group
Final Report

February 28, 1999
Chair: Dr. Steven Kleinman

(987 KB) in PDF format