Tissue Recovery Flashcards
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During a donor evaluation, which of the following findings from the physical assessment would MOST likely disqualify musculoskeletal tissue recovery?
Answer: Active osteomyelitis in the long bones
Active osteomyelitis represents an active bone infection that would contaminate recovered tissue and is a contraindication to musculoskeletal recovery.
What is the purpose of placing a bone recovered from a donation in an antibiotic soak solution during processing?
Answer: To reduce bioburden and potential microbial contamination
Antibiotic soak solutions reduce surface bioburden on recovered bone, lowering the risk of microbial contamination prior to final processing and sterilization.
Which of the following BEST describes the role of the 'recovery coordinator' at the time of tissue procurement?
Answer: Coordinating consent, evaluation, scheduling, and documentation of the recovery
The recovery coordinator manages the administrative and logistical aspects of tissue recovery including consent, donor evaluation, scheduling, and documentation.
A tissue recovery team arrives at the hospital morgue and finds the donor body has been refrigerated at 4°C for 18 hours since asystole. Is musculoskeletal tissue recovery still appropriate?
Answer: Yes; if total time since asystole is within AATB acceptable limits for refrigerated donors
AATB standards allow musculoskeletal tissue recovery within defined total post-asystole time limits when the body has been refrigerated, typically up to 24 hours.
Which aseptic technique principle is MOST critical when making incisions during tissue recovery in a non-sterile morgue environment?
Answer: Using sterile instruments and maintaining a sterile field throughout the procedure
Using sterile instruments and maintaining a sterile field are foundational aseptic technique principles to minimize microbial contamination of recovered tissue.
Which of the following blood tests is required to assess donor eligibility for tissue donation under FDA 21 CFR Part 1271?
Answer: NAT testing for HIV, HCV, and HBV
FDA requires nucleic acid testing (NAT) for HIV, HCV, and HBV as part of the mandatory infectious disease testing for tissue donor eligibility.
When recovering eye tissue, who is typically responsible for enucleation of the globes?
Answer: Certified tissue recovery technician trained in ocular recovery
Eye banks train and certify tissue recovery technicians to perform enucleation or corneoscleral rim excision according to established protocols.