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Clinical Transplantation

Research from C. Vangeyt and co-researchers in the area of clinical transplantation published

Published in Blood Weekly, May 20th, 2010

"According to the EU Directive 2006/17/EC, European tissue banks are required to perform a physical examination on every potential tissue donor. The directive itself, however, does not specify the content of this examination," investigators in Ghent, Belgium report.

"The aim of this study was to investigate the current practice of physical examination in European tissue banks. A questionnaire was drawn up and sent to the members of the European Association of Tissue Banks and the European Eye Bank Association. Information was gathered on the type of procurement; the personnel involved (number, educational background and training); the content of physical examination;...

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