ETB-BISLIFE stores cranial bone (bone fragment) for autologous applications, for which it collaborates with a significant number of the neurosurgical centres in the Netherlands. This tissue becomes available when a patients undergoes a decompressive craniectomy and the cranial bone is not returned during the same surgery.
ETB-BISLIFE stores cranial bone under controlled conditions and returns the bone tissue upon the hospital’s request.
FORMS
The following forms should be used by hospitals to report a retrieved bone graft or to request the return of a bone graft.
- PR.SB.FOR.001 Aankondiging botdonatie autoloog
- PR.SB.FOR.008 Aanvraagformulier levering autoloog botweefsel
For more information on intermediate storage of cranial bone for autologous use, please send an email to: