Section 3.17, References
Update notice: Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6 have been redrafted. Please refer to Change Notification 12 - 2010.
3.17 Donors of immune plasma
Recruitment of donors for specific immune globulins has been suspended in the UK until such time as the UK government decision to use only non-UK source plasma has been rescinded.
References
1. Joint UKBTS/NIBSC Professional Advisory Committee's (JPAC) Donor Selection Guidelines available at www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk.
2. British Committee for Standards in Haematology Blood Transfusion Task Force (2007) Guidelines for policies on alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion. 1. Predeposit autologous blood donation and transfusion Transfusion Medicine, 2007, 17, 354–365
3. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 available at www.legislation.gov.uk
4. Nadler S B, Hidalgo J U, Block T. Prediction of blood volume in normal human adults. Surgery 1962 51:224-32