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ANZ Journal of Surgery Nov 2012In Australia, there are six Therapeutic Goods Administration-licensed clinical bacteriology laboratories providing bacterial and fungal bioburden testing of allograft... (Review)
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In Australia, there are six Therapeutic Goods Administration-licensed clinical bacteriology laboratories providing bacterial and fungal bioburden testing of allograft musculoskeletal samples sent from 10 tissue banks. Musculoskeletal swab and/or tissue biopsy samples are collected at the time of allograft retrieval and sent to bacteriology laboratories for bioburden testing, in some cases requiring interstate transport. Bacteria and fungi may be present within the allograft at the time of retrieval or contaminated from an external source. The type of organism recovered will determine if the allograft is rejected for transplant, which may include all allografts from the same donor. Bacteriology staff also provides unpaid support of tissue banks through meeting involvement, consultations, licence-related activities, validations and research funded by their organisation and not part of any contractual agreement. Bacteriology laboratories and tissue banks must be compliant to the Code of Good Manufacturing Practice - Human Blood and Tissues and regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Clinical bacteriology laboratories also require mandatory accreditation to Standards Australia International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 15189:2009 medical laboratories - particular requirements for quality and competence, and may also attain Standards Australia/New Zealand Standard ISO 9001:2000 quality management systems certification. Bacteriology laboratories and musculoskeletal tissue banks are integral partners in providing safe allograft musculoskeletal tissue for transplant.
Topics: Australia; Bacteriology; Humans; Laboratories; Musculoskeletal System; Tissue Banks
PubMed: 22882601
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Developments in Ophthalmology 2009Tissue banking is a specific field of medical practice. The European Association of Tissue Banks (EATB) is a scientific nonprofit organization that coordinates and... (Review)
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Tissue banking is a specific field of medical practice. The European Association of Tissue Banks (EATB) is a scientific nonprofit organization that coordinates and supports aspects of tissue banking within Europe. The evolvement, structure and principal fields of interest and activities of the EATB are described.
Topics: Europe; Humans; Organizations, Nonprofit; Societies, Scientific; Tissue Banks
PubMed: 19494645
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Human & Experimental Toxicology Jun 1994Mounting interest in Europe over the incorporation of the human biological model in the laboratory has been fuelled by scientific advances and the much improved... (Review)
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Mounting interest in Europe over the incorporation of the human biological model in the laboratory has been fuelled by scientific advances and the much improved accessibility to human tissue. The collection of tissue is complicated by a host of ethical considerations and lack of public awareness of the benefits of donation to research and education. In the United States, the International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine (IIAM) has been successful in networking the cooperation of organ banks, tissue banks and hospitals, to collect otherwise discarded anatomical gifts with consent from the donor or donor's next of kin for medical research applications. IIAM is a non-profit, non-transplant anatomic bank that is provisionally licensed in the state of New York--one of the first states to implement comprehensive licensing procedures. Over the last year, IIAM has been serving a growing number of investigators in Europe with both fresh and frozen preparations. However, the various logistical problems in trans-Atlantic transportation and economic considerations warrant the exploration of establishing a satellite bank in Europe that would entail a more efficient and cost effective service to this region. This permanent facility would have access to IIAM's frozen inventory of tissue and tissue-derived protein samples, and would serve to facilitate the provision of fresh tissue, cells and slices to European researchers requiring such materials for their studies.
Topics: Ethics, Medical; Fetus; Humans; International Cooperation; Liver; Tissue Banks; United Kingdom; United States
PubMed: 8086227
DOI: 10.1177/096032719401300612 -
Journal of Clinical Pathology Nov 1996
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Topics: Brain; Databases, Factual; Humans; Neurology; Psychiatry; Research; Tissue Banks
PubMed: 8944603
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.11.870 -
Cell and Tissue Banking Mar 2012The IAEA International Standards for Tissue Banks published in 2003 were based on the Standards then currently in use in the USA and the European Union, among others,... (Review)
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The IAEA International Standards for Tissue Banks published in 2003 were based on the Standards then currently in use in the USA and the European Union, among others, and reflect the best practices associated with the operation of a tissue bank. They cover legal, ethical and regulatory controls as well as requirements and procedures from donor selection and tissue retrieval to processing and distribution of finished tissue for clinical use. The application of these standards allows tissue banks to operate with the current good tissue practice, thereby providing grafts of high quality that satisfy the national and international demand for safe and biologically useful grafts. The objective of this article is to review the IAEA Standards and recommend new topics that could improve the current version.
Topics: Advisory Committees; Humans; International Agencies; Internationality; Nuclear Energy; Tissue Banks; Tissue Donors
PubMed: 20714807
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-010-9215-3 -
Acta Ortopedica Mexicana 2012Tissue banks currently warrant an interdisciplinary management leading to detect and address pressure conflicts taking into account ethical aspects, the safety and... (Review)
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Tissue banks currently warrant an interdisciplinary management leading to detect and address pressure conflicts taking into account ethical aspects, the safety and quality of the tissues provided, behavior under the principles of altruism, solidarity and equity, and the procurement of deceased donor tissues. This review article intends to inform about the main work-related and coordination aspects of the departments in tissue banks, and recognize their instances of sanitary responsibility and the bodies issuing recommendations to maintain clinical safety from the perspective of infection prevention and transmission of diseases related with musculoskeletal grafts.
Topics: Bone and Bones; Decision Trees; Humans; Mexico; Muscle, Skeletal; Tissue Banks
PubMed: 24712199
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British Medical Bulletin 1997In Europe, organ centres such as Bio Implant Services (BIS) in cooperation with Eurotransplant, play an intermediary role from donation of tissue and organs to... (Review)
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In Europe, organ centres such as Bio Implant Services (BIS) in cooperation with Eurotransplant, play an intermediary role from donation of tissue and organs to allocation and transplantation. They take responsibility for donor medical/safety screening and organize procurement. Tissue banks are autonomous and are responsible for tissue processing and preservation. Allocation of scarce tissues is performed according to rules set by committees of renowned experts in the field. Most frequently donated types of tissues are corneas, heart valves, bone and soft tissue and skin. In this article, optimal serological screening of the donor, and the banking of these tissues in Europe is reviewed in relation to clinical need and volume of transplantable tissues available, number of banks and their organisational level, methods of explantation, processing and preservation, quality standards and new developments.
Topics: Bone Banks; Eye Banks; Heart Transplantation; Heart Valves; Humans; Quality Control; Skin Transplantation; Tissue Banks; Tissue and Organ Procurement
PubMed: 9536529
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BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) Jan 1992
Topics: Blood Banks; Bone Transplantation; Humans; Tissue Banks; United Kingdom
PubMed: 1737140
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.304.6819.68 -
European Journal of Cancer (Oxford,... Jan 2004
Topics: Ethics, Medical; Ethics, Research; Humans; International Cooperation; Research; Spain; Tissue Banks
PubMed: 14974477
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Cell and Tissue Banking Mar 2017As the technologies associated with transplantation and biological tissue engineering continue to advance, human cells and tissues form an integral part to the practice...
As the technologies associated with transplantation and biological tissue engineering continue to advance, human cells and tissues form an integral part to the practice of regenerative medicine. The patient's use of tissues entails the risk of introducing, transmitting and spreading communicable diseases. To prevent such risk and to ensure that the human organs, tissues and cells remain intact and functional after being handled and processed, the transplanted tissues must be subject to good management standards through all stages of collection, screening, processing, storage and distribution as the safety of the users is of the utmost importance. On February 2009, the government of Taiwan promulgated the Regulations for Administration on Human Organ Bank that requires all human tissues banks to adhere to the Good Tissue Practice for Human Organ, Tissue and Cell in terms of establishment and operation in order to cope with the international management trend and the development and management need of the domestic industry. Six years have passed since the law became effective. This article seeks to introduce the current management mechanism and status quo of management of human tissue banks in Taiwan. We also conducted statistical analysis of the data relating to the tissue banks to identify potential risks and the room for improvement. The study concludes that human tissue banks in Taiwan are on the right track with their management practice, leading to a state of steady development and progress.
Topics: Humans; Taiwan; Tissue Banks; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Transplants
PubMed: 27837287
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-016-9598-x