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  1. Vyas GN. Evaluation of Nageotte chamber and flow cytometry for WBC count in WBC-reduced RBC (abstract). Transfusion 1992;32(Suppl):76S.
  2. Murphy S, Bertolini F. Assessment of swirling and percent discs by oil, phase microscopy as quality control procedures for platelet concentrates (abstract). Transfusion 1993;33(Suppl):10S.
  3. Rebulla P, Dzik WH. Multicenter evaluation of methods for counting residual white cells in leukocyte-depleted red blood cells. Vox Sanguinis 1994;66:25-32. Abstract
  4. Bertolini F, Murphy S. A multicenter evaluation of reproducibility of swirling in platelet concentrates. The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. Transfusion 1994;34:796-801. Abstract
  5. Murphy S, Rebulla P, Bertolini F, Holme S, Moroff G, Snyder E, Stromberg RR for the BEST (Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion) Task Force of the ISBT. In vitro assessment of the quality of stored platelet concentrates. Transfus Med Rev 1994;8:29-36. Abstract
  6. Heaton WAL for the BEST Working Party of the ISBT. Multicenter evaluation of preparation of buffy-coat poor red blood cells (abstract). Transfusion 1994;34(Suppl):7S.
  7. Heaton WAL for the BEST Working Party of the ISBT. Multicenter evaluation of the methods of preparation of routine platelet concentrates (abstract). Transfusion 1994;34(Suppl):12S.
  8. Sirchia G. The Best Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion: an international effort to improve the quality of blood components. Transfusion 1995;35:254-257.
  9. Bertolini F, Murphy S for the BEST Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. A multicenter inspection of the swirling phenomenon in platelet concentrates prepared in routine practice. Transfusion 1996;36:128-132. Abstract
  10. Dumont LJ, Dzik WH, Rebulla P, Brandwein H and the members of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Committee of the ISBT. Practical guidelines for process control and validation of leukoreduced components: report of the BEST Working Party of the ISBT. Transfusion 1996;36:11-20.Abstract
  11. Prati D, Brandwein H, Capelli C, Dzik WH, Masse M, Myllylä G, Stromberg RR, Takahashi T, Vyas GN, Wenz B. Multicenter evaluation of the 3% PFA method for white cell counting in leukocyte-reduced red blood cells. Vox Sanguinis 1996;70:241-245. Abstract
  12. Murphy S, Heaton WAL, Rebulla P and the BEST Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. Platelet production in the Old World - and the New. Transfusion 1996;36:751-754.
  13. Heaton WAL, Rebulla P, Pappalettera M, Dzik WH for the BEST Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. A comparative analysis of different methods for routine blood component preparation. Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 1997;2:116-129.
  14. Holme S, Moroff G, and Murphy S for the BEST Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. A multi-laboratory evaluation of in vitro platelet assays: the tests for extent of shape change and response to hypotonic shock. Transfusion 1998;38:31-40. Abstract
  15. Moroff G, Brandwein H, Coker SO, Wenz B, For the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Working Party, International Society for Blood Transfusion. Counting platelets in simulated component samples with hematology analyzers. XXV Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, Oslo, 1998. Vox Sang 1998:74(S1):1259.
  16. Dumont LJ, VandenBroeke T, Ault KA and the BEST Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. Platelet surface P-selectin measurements in platelet preparation: An International Collaborative Study. Transfus Med Rev 1999;13:31-42.
  17. Adams MR, Fisher DM, Dumont LJ, Dzik WH, Heaton WA. Detecting failed WBC-reduction process on computer simulations of intermittent and continuous process failure.  Transfusion, 2000;40:1427-1433. Abstract
  18. Dzik WH, Sniecinski I, Fisher J and the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Working Party. Towards standardization of CD34+ cell enumeration: an international study.  Transfusion, 1999;39:856-863. Abstract
  19. Dzik S, Moroff G, Dumont L for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Working Party of the ISBT. A multicenter study evaluating three methods for counting residual WBCs in WBC-reduced blood components: Nageotte hemocytometry, flow cytometry, and microfluorometry.  Transfusion, 2000,40:513-520. Abstract
  20. Moroff G, Sowemimo-Coker SO, Finch S, Murphy S, Brandwein H, Whitbread J, Wenz B for the BEST Collaborative. The influence of various hematology analyzers on component platelet counts.Transf Med Rev 2005;19:155-66. Abstract
  21. Gulliksson H, AuBuchon JP, Veserinen M, et al for the BEST Working Party of the ISBT.  Storage of platelets in additive solutions: a pilot in vitro study of the effects of potassium and magnesium.  Vox Sanguinis 2002;82:131-136. Abstract
  22. Gulliksson H, AuBuchon JP, Cardigan R, van der Meer PF, Murphy S, Prowse C, Richter E, Ringwald J, Smacchia A, Slichter S, de Wildt-Eggen J, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. Storage of platelets in additive solutions: A multicentre study of the in vitro effects of potassium and magnesium. Vox Sanguinis 2003;85:199-205.Abstract
  23. Cardigan R, Sutherland J, Wadhwa M, Dilger P, Thorpe R. The influence of platelet additive solutions on cytokine levels and complement acticatiion in platelet concentrates during storage. Vox Sanguinis 2003;84:28-35. Abstract
  24. VandenBroeke TL, Dumont LJ, Hunter S, Nixon J, Murphy S, Roger J, Herschel L, AuBuchon J, Gulliksson H, Dengler T, Hornsey V, Prowse C, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Working Party. Platelet storage solution effects on the accuracy of laboratory tests for platelet function – a multilaboratory study. Transfusion 2002;42:53-S-54S.
  25. Dzik WH, Murphy MF, BEST Working Party, International Society of Blood Transfusion. An international study of the performance of patient sample collection. Transfusion 2002;42:26S.
  26. Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Webert KE, Sigouin C, Rebulla P, BEST Working Party. Methodological Issues in the Use of Bleeding as an Outcome in Transfusion Medicine Studies. Transfusion 2003;43:742-52. Abstract
  27. WH Dzik, MF Murphy, G Andreu, MD, N Heddle, C Hogman, R Kekomaki, S Murphy, M Shimizu, C Smit-Sibinga and the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Working Party of the International Society for Blood Transfusion. An international study of the performance of patient sample collection. Vox Sanguinis 2003;85:40-47. Abstract
  28. Beckman N, Sher G, Masse M, Richter E, Ringwald J, Rebulla P, van der Meer P, Justica B, Walker B, Rowe G, on behalf of the BEST Working Party of the ISBT. Review of the quality monitoring methods used by countries using or implementing universal leukoreduction. Transf Med Rev 2004;18:25-35. Abstract
  29. Heddle NM, AuBuchon J, Barty RL, Brand A, Cook RJ, Murphy M, Rebulla P, Sigouin C for the BEST Working Party. Success in achieving a targeted platelet dose: What dose are we actually giving? Transfusion 2003;43:30-1A.
  30. T VandenBroeke, LJ Dumont, S Hunter, J Nixon, S Murphy, J Roger, L Herschel, JP AuBuchon, H Gulliksson, T Dengler, V Hornsey and C Prowse for BEST. Platelet storage solution effects on the accuracy of laboratory tests for platelet function: a multi-laboratory study. Vox Sanguinis 2004;86:183-8. Abstract
  31. Cook RJ, Heddle NM, Rebulla P, Sigouin CS and Webert KE in collaboration with BEST. Methods for the analysis of bleeding outcomes in randomized trials of PLT transfusion triggers. Transfusion 2004;44:1135-42. Abstract
  32. PF van der Meer, H Gulliksson, JP AuBuchon, C Prowse, E Richter, J de Wildt-Eggen. Effect of interruption of agitation on in vitro quality of platelet concentrates. Transfusion 2004;44:69A.
  33. Eichler H, Seetharaman S, Latta M, Kurtz JW, Moroff G for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Comparison of total nucleated cell measurements of UC blood samples using two hematology analyzers. Cytotherapy, 6(5):457-464, 2004. Abstract
  34. S. Murphy for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Platelets from pooled buffy coats: an update. Transfusion 2005;35:634-9. Abstract
  35. Van der Meer PF, Gulliksson H, AuBuchon JP, Prowse C, de Wildt-Eggen J for the BEST Collaborative. Interruption of agitation of platelet concentrates: effects on in vitro parameters. Vox Sanguinis 2005;88:227-34. Abstract
  36. AuBuchon JP, Herschel L, Roger J, Dumont L, Murphy S, Slichter SJ, Whitley P, Snyder E, Goodrich RP. Comparison of computerized formulae for determination of platelet recovery and survival. Transfusion 2005;45:1237-8. Abstract
  37. Hess JR, Kagen LR, van der Meer PF, Simon T, Cardigan R, Greenwalt TJ, AuBuchon JP, Brand A, Lockwood W, Zanella A, Adamson J, Snyder E, Taylor HL, Moroff G, Hogman C. Interlaboratory comparison of red-cell ATP, 2,3-diphosphoglycerate and haemolysis measurements. Vox Sanguinis 2005;89:44-8. Abstract
  38. Dumont LJ, AuBuchon JP, Gulliksson H, Slichter SJ, Elfath MD, Holme S, Murphy JR, Rose LE, Popovsky MA, Murphy S. In vitro pH effects on in vivo recovery and survival of platelets – an analysis by the BEST Collaborative. Transfusion 2006;46:1300-5. Abstract
  39. Moroff G, Eichler H, Brand A, Kekomaki R, Kurtz J, Letowska M, Pamphilon D, Read EJ, Porretti L, Lecchi L, Reems J-A, Sacher R, Seetharaman A, Takahashi TA for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Multiple-laboratory comparison of in vitro assays utilized to characterize hematopoietic cells in cord blood. Transfusion 2006;46:507-15. Abstract
  40. Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Sigouin C, Slichter SJ, Murphy M, Rebulla P in collaboration with the BEST Collaborative. A descriptive analysis of international transfusion practice and bleeding outcomes in patients with acute leukemia. Transfusion 2006;46:903-11. Abstract
  41. Multi-laboratory evaluation of procedures for reducing the volume of cord blood: influence on cell recoveries Takahashi T, P Rebulla, S Armitage, J van Beckhoven, H Eichler, R. Kekomaki, M. Letowska, F Wahab and G. Moroff for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative. Cytotherapy 2006; 8: 254-264. Abstract
  42. TRANSFUSION SUPPLEMENT NOVEMBER 2006: Assessment of Platelet Recovery and Survival by Radiolabeling (Publication numbers 42-47 inclusive) Dedication in Memorium. Transfusion 2006;46:43S. Issue
  43. Aubuchon James P, Snyder Edward L. The rationale for a standardized approach to assessment of platelet kinetics. Transfusion 2006;46:44S-48S
  44. Murphy Scott. The case for a new approach for documenting platelet viability. Transfusion 2006;46:49S-52S.
  45. Taylor Harry L, Whitley Pamela, Heaton, Andrew. A historical perspective on platelet radiolabeling techniques. Transfusion 2006;46:53S-58S.
  46. The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative (2006). Platelet radiolabeling procedure. Transfusion 2006;46:59S.
  47. Dumont Larry J. Analysis and reporting of platelet kinetic studies. Transfusion 2006;46:67S-73S.
  48. Dumont LJ, Gulliksson H, van der Meet PF, Murphy S, Nixon JG, de Wildt-Eggen, J, VandenBroeke T, AuBuchon, JP. Interruption of Agitation of Platelet Concentrates – A Multi-center In-vitro Study by the BEST Collaborative on the Effects of Shipping Platelets. Transfusion 2007;47:1666-1673). Abstract
  49. Murphy MF, Casbard AC, Ballard S, Shulman IA, Heddle N, Aubuchon JP, Wendel S, Thomson A, Hervig T, Downes K, Carey PM, Dzik WH; BEST Research Collaborative. Prevention of bedside errors in transfusion medicine (PROBE-TM) study: a cluster-randomized, matched-paired clinical areas trial of s simple intervention to reduce errors in the pretransfusion bedside check. Transfusion. 2007 May;47(5):771-80. Abstract
  50. Eichler H, Nguyen XD, Roelen D, Celluzzi CM, McKenna D, Pamphilon D, Blair A, Read EJ, Takahashi TA, Szczepiorkowski ZM; Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative. Multicenter study on in vitro characterization of dendritic cells. Cytotherapy. 2008;10(1):21-9. Abstract
  51. Brand A, Eichler H, Szczepiorkowski ZM, Hess JR, Kekomaki R, McKenna DH, Pamphilon D, Reems J, Sacher RA, Takahashi TA, van de Watering LM; Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Viability does not necessarily reflect the hematopoietic progenitor cell potency of a cord blood unit: results of an interlaboratory exercise. Transfusion. 2008 Mar;48(3):546-9. Epub 2007 Dec 7. Abstract
  52. BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION (STUDY 34) – NOT PUBLISHED
  53. LJ Dumont, JP AuBuchon for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative .Evaluation of proposed FDA criteria for the evaluation of radiolabeled red cell recovery trials. Transfusion 2008;48:1053-60. Abstract
  54. Walter Sunny Dzik, Neil Beckman, Kathleen Selleng, Nancy Heddle, Zbigniew Szczepiorkowski, Silvano Wendel, and Michael Murphy for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Errors in patient specimen collection: application of statistical process control. Transfusion 2008 Oct;48(10):2143-51. Abstract
  55. JP AuBuchon, J de Wildt-Eggen, LJ Dumont. Reducing the variation in the variation in performance of antibody titrations. Vox Sanguinis 2008;95:57-65 Abstract and Arch Pathol Lab Med 2008;132:1194-1201.Full Text (joint publication)
  56. Pieter F. van der Meer, Margriet J. Dijkstra-Tiekstra, Anne Mahon, and Janny deWildt-Eggen for the BEST Collaborative. Counting platelets in platelet concentrates on hematology analyzers: a multicenter comparative study. Transfusion 2009, Jan, 49:81-90. Abstract
  57. Nancy M Heddle, Richard J Cook, Alan Tinmouth, C. Tom Kouroukis, Tor Hervig, Ellen Klapper, Joseph M Brandwein, Zbigniew M Szczepiorkowski, James P AuBuchon, Rebecca L Barty, Ker-Ai Lee for the Stop Study Investigators of the BEST Collaborative. A randomized controlled trial comparing standard- and low-dose strategies for transfusion of platelets (SToP) tto patients with thrombocytopenia. Blood 2009, Feb;113:1564-1573. Abstract
  58. Hess JR, Sparrow RL, van der Meer P, Acker JP, Cardigan RA, Devine DV for the BEST Collaborative. Red cell hemolysis during blood bank storage: Using national quality management data to answer basic scientific questions. Transfusion 2009. [Epub 2009 July 6] Abstract
  59. Lozano M, Heddle N, Williamson LM, Wang G, Aubuchon JP, Dumont LJ. Transfusion. 2010 May 4. Practices associated with ABO-incompatible platelet transfusions: a BEST Collaborative international survey. Transfusion 2010 August;50(8):1743-48. Abstract
  60. Pamphilon DH, Selogie E, Szczepiorkowski ZM; for the BEST Collaborative Cellular Therapies team. Transportation of cellular therapy products: report of a survey by the cellular therapies team of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) collaborative. Vox Sang. 2010 Aug 1;99(2):168-73. Epub 2010 Mar 10. Abstract
  61. Delaney M, Meyer E, Cserti- Gazdewich C, Haspel RL, Lin Y, Morris A, Pavenski K, Dzik WH, Murphy M, Slichter S, Wang G, Dumont LJ, Heddle N. A systematic assessment of the quality of reporting for platelet transfusion studies. Transfusion. 2010 Oct;50(10):2135–44. Abstract
  62. H. Reikvam, C. Prowse, H. Roddie, N. M. Heddle, T. Hervig, For the BEST collaborative. A pilot study of the possibility and the feasibility of haemoglobin dosing with red blood cells transfusion. Vox Sang. 2010 July; 99(1):71-76. Abstract
  63. Dumont LJ; Dumont DF; Unger ZM; Siegel A; Szczepiorkowski ZM; Corson JS; Jones MK; Christoffel T; Pellham E; Bailey SL; Slichter SJ. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Autologous Radiolabeled In Vivo Platelet Recoveries And Survivals Of 7-Day Stored PRP And Buffy Coat Platelets From The Same Subjects - for the BEST Collaborative. Transfusion.2011;51(6):1241-1248. June 2011. Abstract
  64. Pamphilon D, Curnow E, Belfield H, Reems JA, McMannis J, Lecchi L, Szczepiorkowski Z, McKenna D. Storage Characteristics of Cord Blood Progenitor Cells: Report of a Multicentre Study by the Cellular Therapies Team of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Transfusion. 2011;51(6):1284-1290.June 2011. Abstract
  65. Leo van de Watering for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative. Pitfalls in the Current Published Observational Literature on the Effects of RBC Storage. Transfusion.2011;51(8):1847-1854. August 2011. Abstract

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