Replies to post #39412 on CBA Florida Inc. (fka CBAI)

[MrLong]

Thx Jeff, Corcell's "The Facts About Cord Blood Banks"
When investigating cord blood banks, there are several questions which will help you and your patients determine which private cord blood banks utilize best practices. You should encourage your patients to make all of the following inquiries when considering a cord blood bank:

How much umbilical cord blood is usually collected? CorCell collects on average 80-100cc.
What is the final volume of cord blood stored? CorCell stores 25cc's in a multi-compartment cryobag.
Is the cord blood processing and storage facility licensed (and are they licensed in all of the required states) and are they AABB accredited? CorCell's stem cell bank is all of these.
Do they conduct cord blood stem cell counts pre- and post-processing? CorCell does.
What contamination and infectious disease tests do they perform on the umbilical cord blood? CorCell performs infectious disease testing, Total Nucleated and CD34+ counts - both before and after processing, sterility testing, and viability cell counts.
Do they perform these tests on every umbilical cord blood collection they process or only collections received from certain states? CorCell performs these tests on every collection.
How many units have been used in successful cord blood transplants utilizing their current processing technique and facility? Because this number is always changing, please contact a Client Relations representative for the most up-to-date number at [phone].
http://www.corcell.com/healthcare-providers/facts/

[Agent92260]

Nice work Jeff!

[morley480]

Thanks, Jeff. I will assume that we can now bury that bone.