Eurocode (medicine)

Eurocode IBLS ( Eurocode International Blood Labeling System ) is the name of a European standard for classification and identity assurance for blood products and tissue preparations. The introduction of the new product labeling takes place in the implementation of the "Directive 2002/98 / EC" of the European Parliament , in which all member states of the European Union were obliged to introduce a uniform labeling system for blood products.

history

The Eurocode IBLS is a standard-compliant test mark for blood bank numbers according to ISO 7064. Its introduction took place in 1998 on the recommendation of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI) . In 2007 the blood working group (AK Blood) promoted the use of the Eurocode. In one of his votes in Germany , this codification for cellular blood products has been in effect for the entire national territory since 2009.

application

According to this standard, each preparation intended for transfusion is assigned a unique number . This consists of an international and a national part. In most countries, the national part is also made up of the institute identification and the institute's internal can number. The number also contains a check digit . An internal canned product serial number (the UPN-Unique Product Identification Number ) is assigned during the production of the blood supply ( blood donation ) . This process is the responsibility of the blood manufacturer. This results in a clear identification of the canned food within production. The code is intended to ensure that it is always clear which institute prepared and issued the blood reserve.

literature

• Pécs Ralf Knels: Clear identification of blood products using Eurocode - structure, distribution and advantages. DRK-Haemotherapie, Edition 12, 2009, pp. 22-27
• Votes by the Blood Working Group (AK Blood)
• From October 31, 2007, all blood products in Austria must be labeled in accordance with BGBl. II No. 187/2005 “Medicines made from human blood” (June 22, 2005) according to the ISBT 128 standard. Austrian red cross
• Reinhard Latza: International quality standards for human blood products. Habilitation thesis, Free University of Berlin 2006

Web links

• Eurocode.org
• Dr. med. Dr / Med.Univ.Pécs Ralf Knels: Eurocode for blood products - suitable system for tissue labeling. Eurocode IBLS eV International Blood Labeling Systems
• Communication from the Blood Working Group of the Federal Ministry of Health. At the 65th meeting of the Blood Working Group on October 1, 2007, the following vote (V36) was passed: Confusion-proof documentation through standardized identification code for blood components in Germany
• Information sheet. Clear identification through barcode and RFID technologies. Status: June 2014, IHK Innovation Consulting Hesse
• EUROCODE IBLS. International Blood Labeling System. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION. Version 2.0 September 2010 Eurocode IBLS eV, Oehmestr. 5, 01277 Dresden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Directive 2002/98 / EC: Quality and safety standards for human blood and blood components.
2. ↑ Confusion-proof documentation through uniform identification code for blood components in Germany, Votum36 (10.2007), Bundesgesundheitsblatt, 12/2007 ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.