RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 American fresh frozen plasma for neonates and children
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 89
OP 91
DO 10.1136/adc.2003.048264
VO 90
IS 1
A1 D R Norfolk
A1 A Glaser
A1 S Kinsey
YR 2005
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/90/1/89.abstract
AB From the spring of 2004 the United Kingdom Blood Services have been importing fresh frozen plasma from United States donors for all neonates and children born after 1 January 1996. The decision to mandate the use of American plasma in this age group was taken by the Department of Health in 2002 as part of its precautionary approach to the risk of transfusion transmitted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In this article we explain the background to this decision and explore some of the implications it raises for clinical practice.