JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

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Neurosurgery

Obligatory	Must not donate.
Discretionary	a) If carried out in the UK after 1992, providing the reason for the surgery is not itself a reason for exclusion, accept. b) If burr hole surgery only, accept. c) If it can be shown that Dura Mater was not used during surgery and there is no evidence of malignancy, the donor may be accepted by a Designated Medical Officer.
See if Relevant	Malignancy Prion Associated Diseases

Update Information: This is a requirement of the EU Tissue & Cells Directive.

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TDSG-LD Edition 203, Release 34