Ethical assessment : open versus restricted access and optimal use of solvent/detergent-treated human plasma (Octaplas) : pilot project : supporting informed decisions / Michael Kekewich and Thomas Foreman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kekewich, Michael, author.

Foreman, Thomas, author.

Series:

CADTH optimal use report.

CADTH optimal use report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blood coagulation factors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 11 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, ON, Canada : Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 2011.

Summary:

The purpose of this ethical assessment is to identify and discuss ethical issues related to optimal use recommendations for solvent/detergent-treated human plasma (Octaplas) (S/D plasma) -- a blood product derivative -- in Canada. This assessment compliments a set of clinical and cost-effectiveness analyses done for the purpose of informing a reasonable funding decision on S/D plasma.

Contents:

ABBREVIATIONS

1. PREFACE

2. INTRODUCTION

2.1 History and Philosophical Context

3. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

3.1 Ethical Issues Related to Quality-Adjusted Life-Years

3.2 Issues Raised in the Preface Regarding Evidence

3.3 The "Accountability for Reasonableness" Framework

4. CONSIDERATIONS: OPEN ACCESS TO SOLVENT/ DETERGENT-TREATED HUMAN PLASMA

5. CONSIDERATIONS: RESTRICTED ACCESS TO SOLVENT/DETERGENT-TREATED HUMAN PLASMA

6. KEY ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

REFERENCES.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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