BEST Collaborative: Studies List



		Studies

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2010

Study #	Year Started	Title of Study	Publications #
60	2010	Intracellular vs extracellular cryopreservation agent (Mathew)	Active
59	2010	Standardisation of bleeding tool for publications (Stanworth)	Active
58	2010	Activation markers in platelets (Devine)	Active
57	2010	Standardization of red cell biochemical assays (Hess)	Active
56	2010	Study withdrawn	Closed

2007-2009

Study #	Year Started	Title of Study	Publications #
55	2009	What do physicians know about transfusing (Haspel)	Active
54	2009	Age of Blood Studies: Methodologic Pitfalls (van de Watering)	65
53	2009	Survey of Repetitive Stress Injury & Contact Dermatitis (Boecker)	Active
52	2009	TM Assistant: a programe for differential diagnosis of acute transfusion reactions (Heddle)	Active
51	2008	Platelet quality after different pre processing hold conditions (de Wildt)	Active
50	2008	Haemolysis from national quality control data (Hess)	Closed 58
49	2008	Nucleotide profiles in red cells relative to R&S (Dumont)	Active
48	2008	Bacterial contamination of CT products (McMannis, van de Watering)	Active
	2009	Optimal Transport Conditions for Non-Mobilized Apheresis Collections	Active
47 47B	2008 2010	Transportation of CT products (McKenna, Pamphilon) Optimal Transport Conditions for Non-Mobilized Apheresis Collections	Accepted 64 Active
46	2007	Modelling effect of shortening red cell life on inventory (Dzik)	Active
45	2007	Guidelines for reporting platelet trials in transfusion medicine (Heddle) A. Phase 1 – Young investigators B. Phase 2 – Delphi technique	Active 61 Active
44	2007	Questionnaire on ABO incompatible platelets (Lozano)	Closed 59
43	2007	Haemoglobin measurement of blood units matched to patients (Hervig)	Closed 62

2005-2006

Study #	Year Started	Title of Study	Publications #
42	2006	Qualitative Evaluation for Safer Transfusion (QUEST) (Heddle)	Active
41	2006	Whole blood overnight storage (Gulliksson/van der Meer/Cardigan)	Active Manuscript in preparation
40	2006	Reduction in variation of performance of antibody titrations (AuBuchon)	Closed 55
39	2006	Survey of transfusion audit practices (Tinmouth/Stanworth)	Active
38	2006	Statistical process control for blood sample collection (Beckman)	Closed 54
37	2006	a. Comparison of single- and double-label approaches to red cell recovery studies and evaluation criteria (Hess/AuBuchon)	Closed 53
36	2005	Functional assays for evaluation of dendritic cells (Eichler/Szczepiorkowski)	(in development)
32	2006	Standardisation of the CFU assay (Reems)	Active

2003-2004

Study #	Year Started	Title of Study	Publications #
35	2004	Platelet quality control standardization send-around (van der Meer/Cardigan)	Active
34	2004	Bacterial contamination detection questionnaire (Prowse)	Closed (Abstract) 52
33	2004	Comparison of radiolabeling and flow cytometry for determining platelet kinetics (Williamson/Brand)	Active
31	2003	Randomized controlled trial of a simple intervention to improve performance of the pretransfuion bedside identity check (PROBE Study) (M Murphy)	Closed 49
30	2003	Survey to understand cell recovery in thawed cord blood samples (Brand)	Active 51
29	2003	A. Survey to identify release criteria being utilized with cellular therapy products (Szczepiorkowski) B. Transportation/shipping survey (Pamphilon/)	Active
28	2003	Inter-lab pilot study on the quality characteristics of dendritic cells (Eichler)	Closed 50
27	2003	A descriptive analysis of international transfusion practice and bleeding outcomes in patients with acute leukemia (Heddle)	40
26	2003	Comparison of in vitro analyses of red cell units across multiple labs (Hess)	37
25	2003	Comparison of Recovery and Survival of Extended Storage PRP and Buffy Coat Platelets in Healthy Volunteers (Dumont)	63
24	2003	Effect of two days' shipping on platelet function and biochemical analyses (Gulliksson/Dumont)	35
23	2003	Effect of supranormal pH on radiolabeled platelet recovery and survival (Dulmont/ Gulliksson) a. pH b. Comparison of analysis	38

2000-2002

Study #	Year Started	Title of Study	Publications #
22	2002	Evaluation of the hemostatis efficacy and the platelet utilization rates of low versus standard dose platelet therapy	26, 29, 31
21A 21	2001 2002	Effect of storage medium and protein source on ESC and HSR (pilot study) Effect of storage medium and protein source on ESC and HSR	24 30
20A 20	2001	Effects of interruption of agitation of platelet concentrates stored in PAS environment (pilot study) Effects of interruption of agitation of platelet concentrates stored in PAS environment (pilot study)
19 (A-F)	2001	Evaluation of in vitro assay utilized to evaluate cord blood hematopoietic stem cell products	33, 39
18	2001	The COBS (collection of blood samples) study	25, 27
17A 17	2000 2001	Storage of platelets in additive solutions: In vitro effects of potassium and magnesium (pilot study) Storage of platelets in additive solutions: In vitro effects of potassium and magnesium (pilot study)	21 22, 23
16		Evaluation of the influence of conditions encountered during the transportation of platelet components from blood centers to hospitals on platelet quality (See Study 20)	--
15	2000	Cord blood filtration study	41

1995-1999

Study #	Year Started	Title of Study	Publications #
14		2 red cell unit study
13	1996	CD34+ cell count	18
12	1996	Platelet counting study	15, 20, 36
11	1996	Automated white cell count in white cell reduced blood components	19
10	1996	Platelet transfusion in routine practice
9	1996	In vitro assays fpr evaluation of the properties of stored platelets: interlaboratory study to evaluate lactate, lactate dehydrogenase and CD62 parameters	16
8	1995	Multicenter evaluation of the 3% PFA method for white cell counting in leukocyte-reduced red blood cells	11

1991-1994

Study #	Year Started	Title of Study	Publications #
7	1994	Use of in vitro assays: evaluation of platelet properties using the extent of shape change, and response to hypotonic stress assays	14
6	1994	Cellular harvests in blood components prepared with buffy-coat removal versus methods based on platelet-rich plasma	6, 7, 13
5	1994	Relation between swirling and other methods for PC quality control	5, 4
4	1994	Evaluation of platelet swirling vs. pH in routine PC	9
3	1993	Quality control of platelet concentrates by shimmering inspection	2, 4
2	1992	Counting leukocytes by Nageotte chamber in leukocyte-depleted red blood cells	3, 10
1	1991	Flow cytometry vs. Nageotte chamber white cell counting methods	1

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