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Section 1 General Info

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The information has been reviewed in year :
Name of the cord blood bank: Queensland Cord Blood Bank At The Mater
Number of cord blood units the cord blood bank plans to store for public use (unrelated patients): 12,000


Section 2 Cord Blood Units in Inventory

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Current processing method(s):
Plasma and RBC reduced (automatic)checktrue
Plasma reduction onlycheckfalse
Plasma and RBC reduced (manual)checkfalse
RBC reduction onlycheckfalse
Total Nucleated Cell Count (x10E7) of your cord blood units stored for Unrelated Patients (Public Use).
< 125 : 7749
125 - 149 : 1787
150 - 199 : 1105
200 - 250 : 269
> 250 : 94


Section 3 Cord Blood Collection

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Current practice for collecting cord blood: In-utero
Current antiseptic: Alcohol Povidone-iodine
Collection bag: Double needle
Agitation during collection: Automatic


Section 4 Conditioning and transport from Collection Centre to cord blood bank

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Secondary bag used by the cord blood bank (sealed, plastic bag or similar to avoid any leakage): yes
Transport conditions:
Insulating transport containerchecktrue
Active refrigeration systemcheckfalse
Passive refrigeration system (gel, blocks)checkfalse
Electronic temperature probechecktrue
Non-electronic temperature probecheckfalse
Qualified transporterchecktrue
Unqualified transportercheckfalse
Air transportcheckfalse
Ground transportchecktrue
Other, checkfalse
Temperature range for storage and transportation of fresh product: Defined (above +8°C)


Section 5 Evaluation

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Pre-processing Evaluation:
Current threshold for accepting a cord blood unit for public use in the cord blood bank:
Net weight in grams (excluding bag and anticoagulant) before processing
TNC (10E7) before processing 200 -250
Viability CD45 positive cells (%) 80 - 89%
Viability CD45 positive cells (method) 7AAD
Viability CD34 positive cells (%) 80 - 89%
Viability CD34 positive cells (method) 7AAD
Criteria that are completed before accepting a cord blood unit for public use in the cord blood bank:
Medical Historychecktrue
Collection Reportchecktrue
Informed Consentchecktrue
Maternal IDM resultschecktrue
Temperature and integrity of the bagchecktrue
Other, Microbial screening results, minimum TNC and CD34+ criteriachecktrue
Used method for CD34 enumeration: ISHAGE guidelines
The cord blood banks uses external proficiency testing for QC of the cord blood banks FACS lab: yes
The cord blood bank performs post processing/pre-freeze CD34 cell count: yes
Acceptable time from collection to processing: 24-48H


Section 6 Processing-Packaging

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The pre-freeze processing method(s) cord blood bank uses at any stage in time:
AXPcheckfalse
SEPAXcheckfalse
Optipresschecktrue
Prepacytecheckfalse
Manual- plasma and red cell reductioncheckfalse
RBC/plasma reduction with HEScheckfalse
Ficoll sedimentationcheckfalse
Centrifugation and volume reductionchecktrue
No processingcheckfalse
Manual- plasma reduction onlycheckfalse
Other, MacoPress SMARTchecktrue
The current pre-freeze processing method(s):
AXPcheckfalse
SEPAXcheckfalse
Optipresscheckfalse
Prepacytecheckfalse
Manual- plasma and red cell reductioncheckfalse
RBC/plasma reduction with HEScheckfalse
Ficoll sedimentationcheckfalse
Centrifugation and volume reductionchecktrue
No processingcheckfalse
Manual- plasma reduction onlycheckfalse
Other, MacoPress SMARTcheckfalse
Additives currently in use in addition to anticoagulants and DMSO during processing:
HEScheckfalse
Prepacytecheckfalse
Plasmalytecheckfalse
Albumincheckfalse
Isotonic salt solution NaCl (saline)checkfalse
No additivechecktrue
Other, checkfalse
Cryoprotectant additives currently in use: DMSO- Dextran 10% DMSO
Cryopreservation method currently in use:
BioArchivecheckfalse
MVE 1850 Vapor freezercheckfalse
Programmed cryopreservation with Air Liquid program (FREEZAL)checkfalse
Programmed freezerchecktrue
Two-step (equilibrium) freezingcheckfalse
Cryobag currently in use: Single bag (one fraction)
Currently used packaging when a unit is stored: Metal canister
Segments currently stored with the unit by the cord blood bank:
One attached segmentcheckfalse
Two or more attached segmentschecktrue
Separate segments detached from the bag, but stored with the CBUcheckfalse
Other sampleschecktrue
Nonecheckfalse


Section 7 Testing

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Does your cord blood bank currently store extra material?
Cord blood DNAcheckfalse
Cord blood material for DNA extractionchecktrue
Plasma/cord bloodchecktrue
Maternal DNAcheckfalse
Maternal material for DNA extractionchecktrue
Maternal plasma/serumchecktrue
HLA typing at time of listing:
HLA-A High Resolution
HLA-B High Resolution
HLA-C High Resolution
HLA-DRB1 High Resolution
HLA-DRB2 Not performed
HLA-DPB1 High Resolution


Section 8 Storage

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The following type(s) of storage container is currently used by the cord blood bank:
BioArchive tankcheckfalse
Conventional storage tank-Vapor phasechecktrue
Conventional tank-Liquid phasecheckfalse
Double walled liquid Nitrogencheckfalse
Type following type(s) of storage monitoring is currently by the cord blood bank:
Alarm on individual tanks onlychecktrue
Centralized system-localchecktrue
Centralized system-remote monitoringchecktrue
LN2 levelchecktrue
Lid openingcheckfalse
System defaultcheckfalse
Temperature monitoringchecktrue
No temperature monitoringcheckfalse


Section 9 Adverse Events Reporting

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Adverse Event Reporting used by the cord blood bank:
Competent authoritychecktrue
Internal reportchecktrue
National registrychecktrue
Transplant centrechecktrue
WMDAchecktrue

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