TY - JOUR
T1 - The current status of umbilical cord blood collection in Japanese medical centers
T2 - Survey of obstetricians
AU - Tada, Noriko
AU - Hinotsu, Shiro
AU - Urushihara, Hisashi
AU - Kita, Fumiyo
AU - Kai, Shunro
AU - Takahashi, Tsuneo A.
AU - Kato, Shunichi
AU - Takanashi, Minoko
AU - Ito, Kiminari
AU - Sawai, Hideaki
AU - Maekawa, Taira
AU - Kosugi, Shinji
AU - Kawakami, Koji
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank all the respondents for taking their time to complete the survey, and also thank Dr Kayoko Matsumoto of Keihan Cord Blood Bank and Dr Kaoru Sato of Tokai University Cord Blood Bank for advice and support. This work was in part supported by a research grant from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to Koji Kawakami.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - As the first step of UCB banking, UCB collection has an important role in banking procedures. The aim of this study was to reveal the current status of UCB collection and discuss the management of the UCB bank. We conducted a questionnaire survey at medical centers collecting UCB, followed by semi-structured interviews with some respondents. Out of 38 institutes, 11 respondents (28.9%) thought that collection of UCB in addition to their routine medical services puts a burden on physicians. The obstetricians involved in the UCB collection are generally willing to participate in the procedure under current circumstances at medical institutes.
AB - As the first step of UCB banking, UCB collection has an important role in banking procedures. The aim of this study was to reveal the current status of UCB collection and discuss the management of the UCB bank. We conducted a questionnaire survey at medical centers collecting UCB, followed by semi-structured interviews with some respondents. Out of 38 institutes, 11 respondents (28.9%) thought that collection of UCB in addition to their routine medical services puts a burden on physicians. The obstetricians involved in the UCB collection are generally willing to participate in the procedure under current circumstances at medical institutes.
KW - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
KW - Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
KW - UCB banking
KW - Umbilical cord blood (UCB) collection
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U2 - 10.1016/j.transci.2011.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.transci.2011.04.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 21514231
AN - SCOPUS:79958711050
SN - 1473-0502
VL - 44
SP - 263
EP - 268
JO - Transfusion and Apheresis Science
JF - Transfusion and Apheresis Science
IS - 3
ER -