How Implementing a Quality Management System at the LIONS Eye Bank Saar-Lor-Lux, Trier/Western Palatinate from 2006 to 2016 Impacted the Rate and Reasons for Discarding Human Organ-Cultured Corneas.

Daniel LaunShady SuffoKristina KrampMona BischoffManuela HuberAchim LangenbucherBerthold Seitz

Published in: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde (2021)

Implementation of a QM system significantly reduced the rate of discarded donor tissue in the LIONS Eye Bank. Better management of contamination as a reason for discarding cornea tissues can be attributed to improved standards, protocols and training that are part of this QM system.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
quality improvement
primary care
risk assessment
gene expression
drinking water
south africa
heavy metals
climate change
human health