Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Research

Research & Development at the Blood Service [on www.donateblood.com.au]

Transfusion Outcomes Research Collaborative [on www.torc.org.au]

Registries

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) Registry

About TTP 1.8 MB

TTP Clinician Brochure 182 KB

TTP Patient Brochure 214 KB

Participate in the TTP clinical practice survey

Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) Registry

About NAIT 2 MB

NAIT Clinician Brochure 174 KB

NAIT Patient Brochure 210 KB

Participate in the NAIT clinical practice survey

Blood Service HAA posters and presentations

2012

 The development of anti-HLA-A3 antibodies in two patients following Haematopoietic Stem Cell

Transplant (HSCT), with previous anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) conditioning 93 KB

by K Powers, M Fahd, P Dennington, L Weston, M Hertzberg

  The effect of ideal body weight (IBW) adjusted dosing on the use of intravenous immunoglobulin

(IVIg) in Western Australia 152 KB

by L Aston, A McNae, J Taylor

 Anti-f mediated haemolysis following Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a child 100 KB

by M Fahd, H Bruce, A Davies, M Copland, P Dennington, P Mondy, J Curtin

 A novel mutation in the fibrinogen Bβ chain associated with hypofibrinogenaemia and recurrent pregnancy loss 350 KB

by N Aung, S O Brennan, H Kennedy, J Faed

 Blood donation by African migrants and refugees and the role of demographic and socio-economic factors 71 KB

by Z McQuilten, N Waters, A Renzaho, M Polonsky

2011

Red cell use in South Australia 2007–2009: trends, patterns and a focus on haematology 253 KB

by A Chow, R Sinha, B Saxon, S Ireland, R Allden, K Robinson

Special platelet support: engaging the team through education 187 KB

by Hayden McDonald, Linley Bielby

Counting the cost of platelet transfusions 302 KB

by L Bielby, R Hunt, D Roxby, SKamel, DWesterman, A Hofmann, E Wood

Update on bacterial pre-release testing of platelets: the Australian Red Cross Blood Service clinical experience 661 KB

by M Borosak, E Wood, P Dennington, P Mondy, S Bryant, S Baidya, L Aston, B Saxon, F Hong and J Pink

A retrospective analysis of the increase of platelet-specific alloantibodies in foetal ventriculomegaly 801 KB

by N Dhondy, H Pearson, P Patel and P Dennington

Audit of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients in Sydney: a transfusion laboratory-based perspective 177 KB

by Z Alarmi, G Kidson-Gerber, J Koutts and P Dennington

2010

The effect of the introduction of the Criteria for the Clinical Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Australia on the supply of IVIg in WA 116 KB

by DL Aston, J Lefante, A McNae

Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG): What we found in Victoria 169 KB

by L Bielby, M Borosak, H McDonald, E Wood

The use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in renal transplantation: the Victorian experience 361 KB

by L Bielby, S Cohney, J Kannelis, W Mulley, E Wood

Update on provision of low titre anti-A and anti-B group O apheresis platelets 2 MB

by J Blewett, R Sachse

The ARCBS STARS database: improving the collection and reporting of data on the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in Australia 228 KB

by D Jones, M Borosak, E Wood

Expiry rates in context: camparing red cell losses in four states using the Electronic Returns Information Capture (ERIC) system 531 KB

by D Jones, K Liu, N Waters, J Flynn

Nursing time required to administer a red cell transfusion 587 KB

Bloodhound on the Trail 780 KB

IVIg and Transfusion Nurse role 314 KB

by L Bielby

Use of IVIg in dermatological conditions 414 KB

Special platelet support 4 MB

by K Macdermid