Quality of bone transplantation procedure in West German orthopaedic hospitals.
We examined the impact of standardisation of allogenous bone transplantation according to the HIV protection guidelines on procedure quality using a questionnaire. As far as preparation, storage temperature and safety of the transplant are concerned, we showed an improvement in comparison to previous records. Hepatitis C testing has fallen although it is currently being recommended. According to the risk estimate for donors over 60 years the 3-months HIV test was considered unnecessary and was carried out in only 50% of transplants. In 4.5% of transplants no precautions against HIV transmission were taken.
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Orthopädische Universitätsklinik, Essen, Germany.
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000592:standards; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D005860:Germany, West; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D015498:HIV-2; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000592:standards; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous