Tissue banking safety: Caveats and precautions for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon

• Published in: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 51; no. 12; pp. 1372 - 1379
• Main Authors: Marx, Robert E., Carlson, Eric R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.1993; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; AIDS/HIV; Biological and medical sciences; Bone Transplantation - adverse effects; Cartilage - microbiology; Cartilage - transplantation; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome - transmission; Cross Infection - etiology; Dentistry; Dura Mater - microbiology; Dura Mater - transplantation; Female; Hepatitis B - transmission; HIV Infections - transmission; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Safety; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Technology. Biomaterials. Equipments; Tissue Banks; Tissue Donors; Tissue Transplantation - adverse effects; Transfusion Reaction; Transplantation, Homologous - adverse effects; Nervous system diseases; Tissue bank; AIDS; Recommendation; Cerebral disorder; Incidence; Infection; Cartilage; Hepatitis; Viral disease; Surgery; Central nervous system disease; Digestive diseases; Dura mater; Graft; Prion; Bone; Transmission from man to man; Biological contamination; Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
• ISSN: 0278-2391; 1531-5053
• DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(10)80144-2

Oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgeons using allogeneic tissues have expressed justifiable concern over the safety of these tissues as they relate to the transmission of infectious disease. This report reviews cases of infectious disease transmission from inadequately screened donors of allogeneic tissues, as well as those related to improper sterilization and cataloging of these tissues. It is concluded that good judgment and attention to good science on the part of the tissue bank as well as the surgeon can maximize the ability to place contamination-free specimens, thereby avoiding complications similar to those described.