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European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Centers with FACT-JACIE Accreditation Have Significantly Better Compliance with Related Donor Care Standards. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2016 Mar;22(3):514-9

Date

11/26/2015

Pubmed ID

26597079

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4760354

DOI

10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.11.009

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84954288117 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   13 Citations

Abstract

Previous studies have identified healthcare practices that may place undue pressure on related donors (RDs) of hematopoietic cell products and an increase in serious adverse events associated with morbidities in this population. As a result, specific requirements to safeguard RD health have been introduced to Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy/The Joint Accreditation Committee ISCT and EBMT (FACT-JACIE) Standards, but the impact of accreditation on RD care has not previously been evaluated. A survey of transplant program directors of European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation member centers was conducted by the Donor Health and Safety Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research to test the hypothesis that RD care in FACT-JACIE accredited centers is more closely aligned with international consensus donor care recommendations than RD care delivered in centers without accreditation. Responses were received from 39% of 304 centers. Our results show that practice in accredited centers was much closer to recommended standards as compared with nonaccredited centers. Specifically, a higher percentage of accredited centers use eligibility criteria to assess RDs (93% versus 78%; P = .02), and a lower percentage have a single physician simultaneously responsible for an RD and their recipient (14% versus 35%; P = .008). In contrast, where regulatory standards do not exist, both accredited and nonaccredited centers fell short of accepted best practice. These results raise concerns that despite improvements in care, current practice can place undue pressure on donors and may increase the risk of donation-associated adverse events. We recommend measures to address these issues through enhancement of regulatory standards as well as national initiatives to standardize RD care.

Author List

Anthias C, O'Donnell PV, Kiefer DM, Yared J, Norkin M, Anderlini P, Savani BN, Diaz MA, Bitan M, Halter JP, Logan BR, Switzer GE, Pulsipher MA, Confer DL, Shaw BE

Authors

Brent R. Logan PhD Director, Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Bronwen E. Shaw MBChB, PhD Center Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Accreditation
Donor Selection
Europe
Female
Guideline Adherence
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Male
Retrospective Studies
Unrelated Donors