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• Ashford P, Chapman J, Hildebrandt M, et al.  Establishing consensus on ethics, traceability and biovigilance for medical products of human origin.  Bull World Health Organ. 2021;99(12):907-909. doi:10.2471/BLT.21.285484​

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• Ashford, P. and Delgado, M. (2017), ISBT 128 Standard for Coding Medical Products of Human Origin. Transfus Med Hemother. 2017 Nov;44(6):386-390. doi: 10.1159/000479977. Epub 2017 Nov 20. PMID: 29344013. 

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• Silva MA. Developing your ISBT 128 implementation plan. 12 things to consider in preparing for the new standard  MLO Med Lab Obs. 2006 Sep;38(9):40, 42-3.PMID: 17024931 

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• Aljafar M. Kuwait experience with the ISBT 128 code labeling system Vox Sang. 2002 Aug;83 Suppl 1:201-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2002.tb05301.x.PMID: 12617137

• Ashford, P. and Moniz, K. (2021), Standardized electronic transfer of blood product information. Transfusion, 61: 1324-1328. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.16294

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• Viswanathan S, Ciccocioppo R, Galipeau J, Krampera M, Le Blanc K, Martin I, Moniz K, Nolta J, Phinney DG, Shi Y, Szczepiorkowski ZM, Tarte K, Weiss DJ, Ashford P. Consensus International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation-International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy statement on standard nomenclature abbreviations for the tissue of origin of mesenchymal stromal cells.  PMID: 34116944 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2021.04.009

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• Distler, Pat; Ashford, Paul. Twenty-five years later: has ISBT 128 fulfilled its promise? Transfusion vol 59 Issue 12: 3776-3782. doi: 10.1111/trf.15519. December 2019. 

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• Sharma G, Parwani AV, Raval JS, Triulzi DJ, Benjamin RJ, Pantanowitz L. Contemporary issues in transfusion medicine informatics J Pathol Inform. 2011 Jan 7;2:3. doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.74961.PMID: 21383927

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• Hohberger C, Davis R, Briggs L, Gutierrez A, Veeramani D. Applying radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology in transfusion medicine Biologicals. 2012 May;40(3):209-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2011.10.008. Epub 2011 Nov 10.PMID: 22079476

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• Clark CT. Recent efforts and available technologies for safety in delivery of blood products J Infus Nurs. 2011 Jan-Feb;34(1):23-7. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e3181ff56a6.PMID: 21239948

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• EBA Board adopts Position Paper on the labelling, coding and identification of blood, blood components, tissues and cells. At the Board Meeting in Valletta, Malta, the EBA Board has voted to support the universal use of the ISBT 128 for labelling, coding and identification of blood, blood components, tissues and cells. EBA Position Paper on Coding and Labeling – PDF (01 Oct 2010)
   

• Guidelines for the use of RFID technology in transfusion medicine. Vox Sang (2010) 98:1-24. (Special Issue)
   

• Ashford, P. Gullikson J, Georgsen, J and Distler, P.  Standard terminology for platelet additive solutions.  Vox Sang (2010) 98(4):577-578.
   

• Ashford P. Fearon M., Bedford R.  Report on the joint IBEPAG/ICCBBA survey on import/export and blood component labeling. Vox Sang (2010) 98, 85–86.
   

• Distler, PB. ISBT 128 An internationally standardized means to label cellular therapy products. Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law (2007) 9:421-430.

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• Aandahl GS, Knutsen TR, Nafstad K. Implementation of ISBT 128, a quality system, a standardized bar cod labeling of blood products worldwide, electronic transfusion pathway: Four years of experience in Norway. Transfusion. 2007 Sep;47(9):1674-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01340.x.PMID: 17725733 

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• Ashford, P. ISBT 128: contributing to the safety of transfusion and transplantation. ISBT 128 Science Series (2007) 2:113-116.

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• Li BN, Chao S, Dong MC. Barcode technology in blood bank information systems: upgrade and its impact. J Med Syst. 2006 Dec;30(6):449-57. doi: 10.1007/s10916-006-9026-z.PMID: 17233157

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• Li BN, Dong MC, Vai Mang I. From Codabar to ISBT 128: Implementing Barcode Technology in Blood Bank Automation System. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2005;2006:542-5. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616468.PMID: 17282237 

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• Ashford P.  ISBT 128 – Improving Security by International Standardization. ISBT Science Series (1) 242-245 (2006).
   

• Butch, SH. and Distler, PB. ISBT 128 blood labeling: introduction and reference laboratory applications. Immunohematology (2006): 22:30-35

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• Wallas CH. Closing the technology gap with supermarkets: implementation of ISBT 128. Transfusion. 2005 Jul;45(7):1054-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.00191.x.PMID: 15987347

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• Peck KB, Sher LD, Parton PA, Wright JF, Menitove JE. ISBT 128 Code 128 implementation at a regional blood center. Transfusion. 2005 Jul;45(7):1111-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.00169.x.PMID: 15987355 

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• Munk, Charles et al., ISBT 128: The Implementation Project of the Swiss Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service. ISBT Congress Proceeding, Journal of Blood Banks, and Transfusion Society of Turkey, July (2003)

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• Kerr MJ. A blood center communication plan and guideline for assisting hospitals with the implementation of the new international uniform bar code-labeling standard Transfusion. 1997 Sep;37(9):965-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37997454026.x.PMID: 9308646

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• Fisher M. ISBT 128--a new international standard for labelling and data management in blood transfusion Transfus Sci. 1995 Sep;16(3):249-54. doi: 10.1016/0955-3886(95)00030-2.PMID: 10159880 

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• Ashford P, Allman S, Larsson S, Loper K, Moniz K, Sims-Poston L, Slaper-Cortenbach I, Szczepiorkowski ZM. Standardization of cellular therapy terminology, coding and labeling: a review Cytotherapy. 2022 Jun;24(6):577-582. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2022.02.009. Epub 2022 Mar 31.PMID: 35370094

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• Neller J, K, Ashford P, van Veen C, Humpe A. Global Registration Identifier for Donors (GRID) of Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Road to Automation and Safety. Transfus Med Hemother (2017);44:407-413. 

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• Boğa C, Maytalman E, Gereklioğlu Ç, Asma S, Kandemir F, Aytan P, Korur A, Yeral M, Kozanoğlu İ, Özdoğu H. Implementation of an ISBT 128-Compatible Medical Record System to Facilitate Traceability of Stem Cells. Turk J Haematol. 2017 Aug 2;34(3):280-281. doi: 10.4274/tjh.2017.0081. Epub 2017 Apr 26.PMID: 28443818
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• Slaper-Cortenbach, Ineke; ISBT 128 coding and labeling for cellular therapy products. Cell and Tissue Banking (2010). 
   

• Ashford P; Distler P; Gee A; Lankester A; Larsson S: Feller I; Loper K; Pamphilon D; Poston L; Rabe F; Slaper-Cortenbach I; Szczepiorkowski Z; Warkentin P; Terminology and labeling of cellular products: 1. Standards. Bone marrow transplantation 2007;40(11):1075-83.
   

• Ashford P; Distler P; Gee A; Lankester A; Larsson S: Feller I; Loper K; Pamphilon D; Poston L; Rabe F; Slaper-Cortenbach I; Szczepiorkowski Z; Warkentin P; Terminology and labeling of cellular products 2: Implementation plan. Bone marrow transplantation 2007;40(11):1085-90.
   

• Ashford P; Distler P; Gee A; Lankester A; Larsson S: Feller I; Loper K; Pamphilon D; Poston L; Rabe F; Slaper-Cortenbach I; Szczepiorkowski Z; Warkentin P; Standards for the terminology and labeling of cellular therapy products. Transfusion 2007;47(7):1319-27. (You must be a registered member with AABB to access this publication)
   

• Ashford P; Distler P; Gee A; Lankester A; Larsson S: Feller I; Loper K; Pamphilon D; Poston L; Rabe F; Slaper-Cortenbach I; Szczepiorkowski Z; Warkentin P; ISBT 128 implementation plan for cellular therapy products. Transfusion 2007;47(7):1312-8.  (You must be a registered member with AABB to access this publication)
   

• Ashford P; Distler P; Gee A; Lankester A; Larsson S: Feller I; Loper K; Pamphilon D; Poston L; Rabe F; Slaper-Cortenbach I; Szczepiorkowski Z; Warkentin P; ISBT 128 implementation plan for cellular therapy products. Journal of clinical apheresis 2007;22(5):258-64.
   

• Ashford P; Distler P; Gee A; Lankester A; Larsson S: Feller I; Loper K; Pamphilon D; Poston L; Rabe F; Slaper-Cortenbach I; Szczepiorkowski Z; Warkentin P; Standards for the terminology and labeling of cellular therapy products. Journal of clinical apheresis 2007;22(5):249-57.

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• Conway, Karen. The Human Side of UDI. Healthcare Purchasing News. Healthcare Purchasing News, July 2016.
   

• Mahajan R, Kuehnert MJ. How can we improve tracking of transplanted tissue in the United States? Cell Tissue Bank. 2014 Sep;15(3):287-9. doi: 10.1007/s10561-013-9408-7. Epub 2013 Nov 27.
   

• DePaolo JS, Barbeau JM. Enhanced Tracking of Tissue for Transplantation. JAMA. 2013 Feb 6;309(5):443-4. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.145043.
   

• Brubaker SA, Wilson D. Coding and traceability: cells and tissues in North America. Cell Tissue Bank. 2010 Nov;11(4):379-89. doi: 10.1007/s10561-010-9219-z. Epub 2010 Aug 26.

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• Strong DM, Shinozaki N. Coding and Traceability for Cells, Tissues and Organs for Transplantation. Cell Tissue Bank. 2010 Nov;11(4):305-23. doi: 10.1007/s10561-010-9179-3. Epub 2010 May 13.

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OCULAR PUBLICATIONS

• Armitage, W. John; Ashford, Paul; Crow, Barbara; Dahl, Patricia; DeMatteo, Jennifer; Distler, Pat; Gopinathan, Usha; Madden, Peter W.; Mannis, Mark J.; Moffatt, S. Louise; Ponzin, Diego; Tan, Donald. Standard Terminology and Labeling of Ocular Tissue for Transplantation Cornea32(6):725-728, June 2013. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182873405.
   

• W. John Armitage, PhD; Paul Ashford, MSc; Barbara Crow; Patricia Dahl; Pat Distler, MS; Jennifer DeMatteo, MCM, CIC; Usha Gopinathan, PhD; Mark Mannis, MD; S. Louise Moffatt, BSc; Christina Parsons; Diego Ponzin, MD; Donald Tan, MD. Implementation of Standardized Terminology and ISBT 128 Product Codes for Ocular Tissue International Journal of Eye Banking vol. 2 no. 1, March 2014. doi:10.7706/ijeb.v2i1.64.

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• Ashford, P. Traceability. Cell and Tissue Banking (2010). Published online 14 July 2010.
   

• Brubaker SA, Wilson D. Coding and Traceability: cells and tissues in North America. Cell Tissue Bank. 2010 Nov;11(4):379-89. doi: 10.1007/s10561-010-9219-z. Epub 2010 Aug 26.
   

• DePaolo JS, Barbeau JM. Enhanced Tracking of Tissue for Transplantation. JAMA. 2013 Feb 6;309(5):443-4. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.145043.

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• Reynolds M, Warwick RM, Poniatowski S, Trias E. European coding system for tissues and cells: a challenge unmet? Cell Tissue Bank. 2010 Nov;11(4):353-64. doi: 10.1007/s10561-010-9193-5. Epub 2010 Jul 9.PMID: 20617388

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• Distler, P. ISBT 128: A Global Information Standard.  Cell and Tissue Banking (2010). Published online 21 July 2010.
   

• Fehily, D., Ashford, P., Poniatowski, S. Traceability of Human Tissues for Transplantation – the development and implementation of a coding system using ISBT 128. Organs and Tissues (2004) (2) 83-88.
   

• Mahajan R, Kuehnert MJ. How can we improve tracking of transplanted tissue in the United States? Cell Tissue Bank. 2014 Sep;15(3):287-9. doi: 10.1007/s10561-013-9408-7. Epub 2013 Nov 27.
   

• Strong DM, Shinozaki N. Coding and Traceability for Cells, Tissues and Organs for Transplantation. Cell Tissue Bank. 2010 Nov;11(4):305-23. doi: 10.1007/s10561-010-9179-3. Epub 2010 May 13.
   

• From the Sixty Third World Health Assembly WHA 63.22 Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation

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• ESHRE Special Interest Group Safety and Quality in ART, Alteri A, Vermeulen N, Rugescu IA, Nogueira D, Veleva Z, D'Angelo A, Tilleman K. Coding in medically assisted reproduction: the status of the implementation of the Single European Code for reproductive cells and tissues Hum Reprod Open. 2020 Jul 15;2020(3):hoaa027. doi: 10.1093/hropen/hoaa027. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32695887​

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• P. Ashford,  K. Rydman  A. Sparks  K. Tilleman  M. Freire; Standard terminology for reproductive tissue and cell products for use in ART. Human Reproduction Open. Volume 2019, Issue 2, pp. 1-4.

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• Distler, Pat. Advantages of ISBT 128 Labeling and Standardization. Medical Lab Management (July-August 2013) Vol. 2 No. 4 - Page 6.
   

• Brubaker, SA. Tissue tracking failures and lessons learned: Hope for the future. GxP Lifeline (2010). Originally published by GxP Lifeline.
   

• Slaper-Cortenbach, ICM. ICCBBA and ISBT 128 - value for money? Blood and Transplant Matters (Spring 2010). Page 13.
   

• Strong, MA. Cells and Tissue Traceability and ISBT 128. GxP Lifeline (2009).

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