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"The goal of these publications was to help facilitate continuous improvement in all aspects of transfusion medicine, to improve processes, and in doing so, to improve patient outcomes. More than a decade has now passed since their initial publication and the science of medicine has moved on. These publications have remained popular, as they offer assistance and guidance with common, everyday issues faced by transfusion services. Because there is still a need for direction and instruction in many of the areas covered in the original series, the Transfusion Medicine Section Coordinating Committee (TMSCC), successor to the SSCC, has revised and updated many of the original publications in order to ensure that they represent the most current science, practice, and regulatory requirements"--