Low level leucocyte counting (LLLC) in blood products

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 234-240

  Brando, B ^a   Barnett, D ^b   Arroz, M J ^c  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REAGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PLASMA; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141996316     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Williamson LM. Leucocyte depletion of the blood supply: How will patients benefit? Br J Haematol 2000; 110: 256-72.
2. Guidelines on the clinical use of leucocyte-depleted blood components. British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Blood Transfusion Task Force. Transfus Med 1998; 8: 59-71.
3. Council of Europe. (2000) Guide to the preparation, use and quality assurance of blood components. Council of Europe publishing, Strasbourg.
4. Food and Drug Administration. (2001) Pre-Storage Leukocyte Reduction of Whole Blood and Blood Components Intended for Transfusion. http://www.fda.gov/cber/gdlns/preleuk.htm#ivb3
5. Mandy F, Brando B. Enumeration of absolute counts using immunophenotypic techniques. In: Current Protocols in Cytometry 2000, p. 6.8.1-6.8.26. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA.
6. Brando B, Barnett D, Janossy G, et al. Cytofluorometric methods for assessing absolute numbers of cell subsets in blood. Cytometry (Communications in Clinical Cytometry) 2000; 42: 327-46.
7. van der Meer PF, Gratama JW, van Delden CJ, et al for the Dutch Working Party "Universal Leukoreduction - Leukocyte Counting". Comparison of five platforms for enumeration of residual leukocytes in leukoreduced blood components. Br J Haematol 2001; 115: 953-62.
8. Barnett D, Goodfellow KJ, Ginnever J. Low level leucocyte counting: a critical variable in the validation of leucodepleted blood transfusion components as highlighted by an external quality assessment study. Clin Lab Haematol 2001; 23: 43-5.
9. Goodfellow KJ, Storie I, Granger V, et al. The United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme and standardization strategy for use in residual WBC counting of WBC-reduced blood components. Transfusion 2002; 42: 738-46.
10. Janatpour K, Paglieroni TG, Schuller L, Foley K, Rizzardo T, Holland PV. Interpretation of atypical patterns encountered when using a flow cyometry-based method to detect residual leukocytes in leukoreduced red blood cell components. Cytometry (Clinical Cytometry) 2002; 50: 254-60.