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Appendix C Publications - Welsh Blood Service

The following appendix lists publications from 2024, from the Welsh Blood Service. This listing has been compiled by Velindre University NHS Trust’s Library Service.

During 2024, there has been a total of 14 publications – 11 articles and 3 conference abstracts. Additionally, there were 26 conference posters and theses.

 

Articles

K. Dowling, J. Davies, S. Narayan, V. Tuckley, C. Robbie, C. Ward, C. Subramaniam, C. Whitham, T. Tomlinson, G. Stephens, A. Thomson, S. Carty, A. Capps-Jenner and D. Willis (2024). "UK Transfusion Laboratory Collaborative: Minimum standards for staff qualifications, training, competency and the use of information technology in hospital transfusion laboratories 2023." Transfusion Medicine 34(1): 3-10.

H. M. Faddy, C. Osiowy, B. Custer, M. Busch, S. L. Stramer, O. Adesina, T. van de Laar, W. C. Tsoi, C. Styles, P. Kiely, A. Margaritis, S. Y. Kwon, Y. Qiu, X. Deng, A. Lewin, S. W. Jorgensen, C. Erikstrup, D. Juhl, S. Sauleda, B. A. Camacho Rodriguez, L. Coral, P. A. Gaviria Garcia, S. Oota, S. F. O'Brien, S. Wendel, E. Castro, L. Navarro Perez, H. Harvala, K. Davison, C. Reynolds, L. Jarvis, P. Grabarczyk, A. Kopacz, M. Letowska, N. O'Flaherty, F. Young, P. Williams, L. Burke, S. S. Chua, A. Muylaert, I. Page, A. Jones, C. Niederhauser, M. Vermeulen, S. Laperche, P. Gallian, S. Sawadogo, M. Satake, A. Gharehbaghian, M. Addas-Carvalho, S. Blanco, S. V. Gallego, A. Seltsam, M. Weber-Schehl, A. Z. Al-Riyami, K. Al Maamari, F. B. Alawi, H. C. Pandey, D. Mbanya, R. A. Franca and R. Charlewood (2024). "International review of blood donation nucleic acid amplification testing." Vox Sanguinis 119(4): 315-325.

H. M. Faddy, C. Osiowy, B. Custer, M. Busch, S. L. Stramer, M. M. Dean, J. Acutt, E. Viennet, T. van de Laar, W. C. Tsoi, C. Styles, P. Kiely, A. Margaritis, S. Y. Kwon, Y. Qiu, X. Deng, A. Lewin, S. W. Jorgensen, C. Erikstrup, D. Juhl, S. Sauleda, B. A. Camacho Rodriguez, L. J. C. Soto Coral, P. A. Gaviria Garcia, S. Oota, S. F. O'Brien, S. Wendel, E. Castro, L. Navarro Perez, H. Harvala, K. Davison, C. Reynolds, L. Jarvis, P. Grabarczyk, A. Kopacz, M. Letowska, N. O'Flaherty, F. Young, P. Williams, L. Burke, S. S. Chua, A. Muylaert, I. Page, A. Jones, C. Niederhauser, M. Vermeulen, S. Laperche, P. Gallian, M. Satake, M. Addas-Carvalho, S. Blanco, S. V. Gallego, A. Seltsam, M. Weber-Schehl, A. Z. Al-Riyami, K. Al Maamari, F. B. Alawi, H. C. Pandey, R. A. Franca and R. Charlewood (2024). "An international review of the characteristics of viral nucleic acid-amplification testing (NAT) reveals a trend towards the use of smaller pool sizes and individual donation NAT." Vox Sanguinis 119(7): 745-751.

M. X. Fu, H. M. Faddy, D. Candotti, J. Groves, P. Saa, C. Styles, O. Adesina, J. P. Carrillo, A. Seltsam, M. Weber-Schehl, S. F. O'Brien, S. J. Drews, N. B. Aidoo, A. L. Pajares, L. N. Perez, X. Deng, T. van de Laar, S. Laperche, R. Lehtisalo, S. Yilmaz, W. C. Tsoi, D. Juhl, C. Niederhauser, N. Chenarsabz, N. O'Flaherty, N. Goto, M. Satake, C. Renaud, A. Lewin, M. Cloutier, S. Sawadogo, C. Reynolds, E. Zhiburt, A. Muylaert, V. Van Gaever, M. A. Garcia-Otalora, L. Jarvis, M. Vermeulen, M. Busch, S. Blackmore, A. Jones, S. Brailsford, W. L. Irving, M. Andersson, P. Simmonds and H. Harvala (2024). "International review of blood donation screening for anti-HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection." Transfusion 64(11): 2144-2156.

C. G. A. Horwood, N. D. Patel, J. D. Walker and C. R. Evans (2024). "Nonanemic Iron Deficiency in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Study." Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia 38(9): 1899-1906.

J. Nash, D. Pym, A Davies, C Saunders, C George, J.O. Williams, O.Y. Grinberg, P.E. James. (2024) “Enhanced oxygen availability and preserved aggregative function in platelet concentrates stored at reduced platelet concentration.” Transfusion. Epub 14 December 2024.

M. M. Kumar, F. Choksey, A. Jones, C. Carroll, B. Brownhill, E. Cairns, J. Bark, K. Coffey, L. Webster, L. Wood, M. Chambers, S. Haynes and S. Gormley (2024). "Intraoperative cell salvage: a survey of UK practice." British Journal of Anaesthesia 132(5): 995-997.

D. Pritchard, A. Anand, A. De'Ath, H. Lee and M. T. Rees (2024). "UK NEQAS and BSHI guideline: Laboratory testing and clinical interpretation of HLA genotyping results supporting the diagnosis of coeliac disease." International Journal of Immunogenetics 51 Suppl 1: 3-20.

D. Pym, A. J. Davies, J. O. Williams, C. Saunders, C. E. George and P. E. James (2024). "Small volume platelet concentrates for neonatal use are more susceptible to shear-induced storage lesion." Platelets 35(1): 2389967.

J. Staves, P. Ashford, T. Bullock, T. Coates, L. Lodge, N. Patel, M. Rowley, N. Sargant and C. E. George (2024). "Guidelines for the specification, implementation and management of IT systems in hospital transfusion laboratories: A British Society for Haematology Guideline." Transfusion Medicine 34(2): 83-111.

J. Wolf, I. Blais-Normandin, A. Bathla, H. Keshavarz, S.T. Chou, A.Z. Al-Riyami, C.D. Josephson, E. Massey, H. A. Hume, J. Pendergrast, G. Denomme, R. M. Grubovic Rastvorceva, S. Trompeter, S.J. Stanworth; International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG). (2024). “Red cell specifications for blood group matching in patients with haemoglobinopathies: An updated systematic review and clinical practice guideline from the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines.” Br J Haematol. Epub 13 Nov 2024.

 

Conference Abstracts

C. Evans, K. Towell, S. Ditcham, J. Gregory and C. Jones (2024). "National implementation of the All-Wales Perioperative Anaemia Pathway: focus on cardiac services." British Journal of Anaesthesia Conference: Association for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Critical Care Annual Scientific Meeting. Cardiff United Kingdom. 133(133) (pp 714-715).

M. Kumar, F. Choksey, A. Jones, C. Carroll and K. Coffey (2024). "Intra-operative cell salvage: survey of UK practice." Anaesthesia 79: 83-83.

D. Marks, M. Cloutier, F. Cognasse, C. George, T. Jimenez-Marco, L. Johnson, S. Marschner, M. Stolla and P. van der Meer (2024). "Platelet Components With Persistent Aggregates Are More Activated, Which Does Not Change Following Pre-transfusion Filtration: The BEST Collaborative Study." Transfusion 64: 65A-65A.

 

Conference Posters and Theses

Extracted from WILLA Welsh Blood Service Institutional Library.

WBS's Lead Author

Type

Title

Date

PubMed

Journal Title

Conference

Kalinga Perera

Conference Poster

Donor-led administration of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (GCSF) in the Welsh Blood Service Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR)

25-Oct-24

   

RCPath Wales Symposium 2024

Chloe George

Conference Poster

Platelet Components With Persistent Aggregates Are More Activated, Which Does Not Change Following Pre-transfusion Filtration: The BEST Collaborative study

19-Oct-24

 

Transfusion

AABB 2024

Chloe George

Conference Poster

An International Reference Protocol for Hemolysis Measurement: A BEST Collaborative Study

19-Oct-24

 

Transfusion

AABB 2024

Laura Williams

Conference Poster

Challenges detecting anti-CD36 antibodies using the Monoclonal Antibody Immobilisation of Platelet Antigen (MAIPA) assay.

27-Sep-24

   

ESPGI 2024

Amy De'ath

Conference Poster

UK NEQAS for H&I Schemes to Support Platelet Investigations – An Analysis of Errors in HPA Genotyping  and HPA Antibody Detection / Specification over the Past 5 Years (2019-2023)

27-Sep-24

   

ESPGI 2024

Stephanie Ditcham

Conference Poster

Delivery of a National Patient Blood Management Education Session to Junior Doctors in Wales

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Alister Jones

Conference Poster

Review of Transfusion eLearning: a United Kingdom and Ireland 2023 survey

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Lowri Kadelka‑Williams

Conference Poster

A Review of Welsh Blood Service Transfusion Laboratories 'Emergency Preparedness' Following a Welsh Ambulance Service Trust Declared Major Incident

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Carol Ann Beer

Conference Poster

Comparison of Typing Methods for S, s, Fya and Fyb Antigens in the Welsh Blood Service

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Sarah Goatson

Conference Poster

Effects of a Rapid Blood Warmer on Cold Stored Buffy-Coat Derived Platelet Concentrate Quality

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

James Nash

Conference Poster

Red Cells and Plasma Component: A Welsh Blood Service Perspective

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Chloe George

Conference Poster

Blood transfusion safety: differences in perspective

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Chloe George

Conference Poster

Removing the harmful molecules that accumulate in blood during storage

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Michael Cahillane

Conference Poster

Manually washed red cells: Local evaluation of a double washed manufacturing method when comparing different blood pack types

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Lynne Porter

Conference Poster

Evaluating the impact of current guidelines on fetomaternal haemorrhage testing and prophylaxis in the UK blood services

19-Sep-24

39267493

Transfusion Medicine

BBTS 2024

Laura Pillinger

Thesis

An Evaluation of Red Blood Cell Storage Haemolysis and the Impact of Donor Variables on this.

05-Aug-24

 

Cardiff Metropolitan Univeristy

 

Erin Goodwin

Thesis

An Investigation into the Impact of High Titre Donations on the Tested High Titre Haemolysis Status of Pooled Platelets

18-Jul-24

 

Cardiff Metropolitan Univeristy

 

Stephanie Ditcham

Conference Poster

National incident reporting: a proactive approach to addressing SHOT reportable incidents in Wales

09-Jul-24

   

SHOT 2024

Stephanie Ditcham

Conference Poster

National Implementation of the All-Wales Perioperative Anaemia Pathway: Focus on Cardiac Services.

04-Jul-24

 

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Association for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Critical Care
Annual

Lauren Anthony-Payne

Thesis

Manually washed red cells: Local evaluation of a double-washed manufacturing method when comparing different blood pack types

01-Jul-24

 

University of West of England

 

Stephanie Ditcham

Conference Poster

Development of a National Dashboard and Evidencing Effective Anaemia Management on Patient Outcomes – The Journey so Far

25-Jun-24

 

Vox Sanguinis

ISBT 2024

Stephanie Ditcham

Conference Poster

Preoperative Anaemia Pathway: Ensuring Equitable Patient Management Across Wales

25-Jun-24

 

Vox Sanguinis

ISBT 2024

Chloe George

Conference Poster

Application of successful PBM measures to manage a patient with a rare anti Cr a antibody

25-Jun-24

 

Vox Sanguinis

ISBT 2024

Elisabeth Davies

Conference Poster

Transfusion reactions in IgA deficient patients: red flags or red herrings?

25-Jun-24

 

Vox Sanguinis

ISBT 2024

Andrew Harries

Conference Poster

Influencing First Time Donors to Return

25-Jun-24

 

Vox Sanguinis

ISBT 2024

Chloe George

Conference Poster

Management of Rh incompatibilities in Stem Cell Transplant patients

25-Jun-24

   

International Donor Registry Conference