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14 - References and recommended reading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2009

David Mortimer  and
Sharon T. Mortimer
David Mortimer
Affiliation:
Oozoa Biomedical Inc, Vancouver, Canada
Sharon T. Mortimer
Affiliation:
Oozoa Biomedical Inc, Vancouver, Canada
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Quality and Risk Management in the IVF Laboratory , pp. 218 - 224
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Aitken, R. J. and Clarkson, J. S. (1988) Significance of reactive oxygen species and antioxidants in defining the efficacy of sperm preparation techniques.Journal of Andrology, 9: 367–376CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Almeida, P. A. and Bolton, V. N. (1995) The effect of temperature fluctuations on the cytoskeletal organisation and chromosomal constitution of the human oocyte. Zygote, 3: 357–365CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Alper, M. M., Brinsden, P. R., Fischer, R., and Wikland, M. (2002) Is your IVF programme good?Human Reproduction, 17: 8–10CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bavister, B. D. (1995) Culture of preimplantation embryos: facts and artifacts.Human Reproduction Update, 1: 91–148CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bavister, B. D. (1999) Stage-specific culture media and reactions of embryos to them. In Jansen, R. and Mortimer, D. (eds.), Towards Reproductive Certainty: Fertility and Genetics Beyond 1999. Carnforth, UK, Parthenon Publishing, pp. 367–377
Björndahl, L., Barratt, C. L. R., Fraser, L. R., Kvist, U., and Mortimer, D. (2002) ESHRE basic semen analysis courses 1995–1999: immediate beneficial effects of standardized training.Human Reproduction, 17: 1929–1305CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Blake, D. A., Forsberg, A. S., Hillensjö, T., and Wikland, M. (1999) The practicalities of sequential blastocyst culture. Presented at ART, Science and Fiction, the Second International Alpha Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 1999. debbie.blake@aut.ac.nz
Bogner, M. S. (ed.) (1994) Human Error in Medicine. Hillsdale, USA, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc
Brison, D. R., Hooper, M., Critchlow, J. D.et al. (2004) Reducing risk in the IVF laboratory: implementation of a double-witnessing system.Clinical Risk, 10: 176–180CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Catt, J. W. and Henman, M. (2000) Toxic effects of oxygen on human embryo development.Human Reproduction, 15, Suppl. 2: 199–206CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Cohen, J. and Medley, G. (2000) Stop Working and Start Thinking: A Guide to Becoming a Scientist. Cheltenham, UK, Stanley Thornes
Cohen, J., Gilligan, A., Esposito, W., Schimmel, T., and Dale, B. (1997) Ambient air and its potential effects on conception in vitro.Human Reproduction, 12: 1742–1749CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Cook IVF (1999) Cook Culture Systems. Instructions for Use. Eight Mile Plains, Australia, Cook IVF
Cook, R. R. (1999) Assessment of Uncertainties in Measurement for Calibration and Testing Laboratories. Sydney, Australia, National Association of Testing Authorities
Cooke, S., Tyler, J. P., and Driscoll, G. (2002) Objective assessments of temperature maintenance using in vitro culture techniques.Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 19: 368–375CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Coombs, A. (2001) The Living Workplace: Soul, Spirit and Success in the 21st Century. Toronto, Canada, HarperCollins
Cullinan, R. T., Catt, J. W., Fussell, S., Henman, M., and Mortimer, D. (1998) Improved implantation rates of cryopreserved human embryos thawed in a phosphate-free medium. 14th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Göteborg, Sweden, June 1998. Abstract O-117.Human Reproduction, 13 (Abstract Book 1): 59–60Google Scholar
Dale, B. and McQuater, R. (1998) Managing Business Improvement and Quality: Implementing Key Tools and Techniques. Oxford, UK, Blackwell
Damelio, R. (1996) The Basics of Process Mapping. Portland, OR, Productivity Inc
DeMarco, T. (2001) Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency. New York, NY, Broadway Books
Department of Health (2001) A Code of Practice for Tissue Banks Providing Tissues of Human Origin for Therapeutic Purposes. London, UK, Department of Health. (http://www.doh.gov.uk/humantissuebanking/tissuebank.pdf)
Edwards, R. and Steptoe, P. (1980) A Matter of Life. London, UK, Hutchinson & Co
Elder, K. and Elliott, T. (1998) Problem Solving and Troubleshooting in IVF. Perth, Australia, Ladybrook
European Union (2004) Directive 2004/23/EC on setting standard of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells.Official Journal of the European Union, L102: 48–58. (http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en)
Ford, W. C. L. and Rees, J. M. (1990) The bioenergetics of mammalian sperm motility. In Gagnon, C. (ed.), Controls of Sperm Motility: Biological and Clinical Aspects. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press
Fraser, L. R. and Quinn, P. J. (1981) A glycolytic product is obligatory for initiation of the sperm acrosome reaction and whiplash motility required for fertilization in the mouse.Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 61: 25–35CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Grout, J. R. (2004) Process mapping. http://campbell.berry.edu/faculty/jgrout/processmapping/
Harbottle, S. (2003) Are you working too hard? Annual Meeting of the Association of Clinical Embryologists, Glasgow, UK
Heller, R. and Hindle, T. (2003) Essential Manager's Manual. New York, NY, DK Publishing
Hutchison, D. (1994) Total Quality Management in the Clinical Laboratory. Milwaukee, WI, ASQC Quality Press
IEEE Standards Association (1998) IEEE Standard for Function Modeling Language: Syntax and Semantics for IDEF0. IEEE 1320.1-1998 (Replaces FIPS PUB 183). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association, Piscataway, NJ, USA. http://standards.ieee.org/
ISO (1993) Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS): Inspection by Measurement of Workpieces and Measuring Equipment. Part 2: Guide to the Estimation of Uncertainty in GPS Measurement, in Calibration of Measuring Equipment and in Product Verification. ISO/TS 14253–2:1999. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland
ISO (2000) Quality Management Systems: Requirements. International standard ISO 9001. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland
ISO (2003) Medical Laboratories: Particular Requirements for Quality and Competence. International Standard ISO 15189. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland
Jacka, J. M. and Keller, P. (2001) Business Process Mapping: Improving Customer Satisfaction. New York, NY, John Wiley and Sons
Kemeter, P. and Lietz, K. (2002) IVF/ICSI with 5% O2 in a Mini-Incubator Compared with 21% O2in a Conventional Incubator. Eight Mile Plains, Australia, William A. Cook Australia
Kennedy, C. R. (2004) Risk management in assisted reproduction.Clinical Risk, 10: 169–175CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kuist, U. and Björndahl, L. (2002) Manual on basic semen analysis. ESHRE Monographs, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press
Lane, M., Lyons, M. A., and Bavister, B. D. (2000) Cryopreservation reduces the ability of hamster 2-cell embryos to regulate intracellular pH. Human Reproduction, 15: 389–394CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Leape, L. L. (1997) A systems analysis approach to medical error.Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 3: 213–222CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Leese, H. J. (1990) The environment of the preimplantation embryo. In Edwards, R. G. (ed.), Establishing a Successful Human Pregnancy, Serono Symposia Publications Volume 66, New York, NY, Raven Press, pp. 143–154
Marconi, G., Vilela, M., Bello, J.et al. (2003) Endometrial lesions caused by catheters used for embryo transfers: a preliminary report.Fertility and Sterility, 80: 363–367CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mayer, J. F., Nehchiri, F., Weedon, V. M.et al. (1999) Prospective randomized crossover analysis of the impact of an IVF incubator air filtration system (Coda, GenX) on clinical pregnancy rates.Fertility and Sterility, Suppl. 1: S42–S43Google Scholar
Mayer, J. F., Jones, E. L., Dowling-Lacey, D.et al. (2003) Total quality improvement in the IVF laboratory: choosing indicators of quality.Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 7: 695–699CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Menezo, Y. (1976) Milieu synthétique pour la survie et la maturation des gamètes et pour la culture de l'oeuf fécondé.Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris, Série D, 282: 1967–1970Google Scholar
Mortimer, D. (1986) Elaboration of a new culture medium for physiological studies on human sperm motility and capacitation.Human Reproduction, 1: 247–250CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D. (1991) Sperm preparation techniques and iatrogenic failures of in-vitro fertilization.Human Reproduction, 6: 173–176CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D. (1994) Practical Laboratory Andrology. New York, NY, Oxford University Press
Mortimer, D. (1999) Quality management in the IVF laboratory. In Jansen, R. and Mortimer, D. (eds.), Towards Reproductive Certainty: Fertility and Genetics Beyond 1999. Carnforth, UK, Parthenon Publishing, pp. 421–426
Mortimer, D. (2000) Sperm preparation methods.Journal of Andrology, 21: 357–366Google ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D. (2004a) Current and future concepts and practices in human sperm cryobanking.Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 9: 134–151CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mortimer, D. (2004b) Setting up risk management systems in IVF laboratories.Clinical Risk, 10: 128–137CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mortimer, D. and Mortimer, S. T. (1992) Methods of sperm preparation for assisted reproduction.Annals of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, 21: 517–524Google ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D., Demetriou, A., Cullinan, R., Henman, M., and Jansen, R. P. S. (1995) A novel approach to IVF laboratory quality control. Xth World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction, Vienna, Austria, April 1995, Abstract OC-160.Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 12(3) Suppl. 66SGoogle Scholar
Mortimer, D., Henman, M. J., and Jansen, R. P. S. (2002) Development of an Improved Embryo Culture System for Clinical Human IVF. Eight Mile Plains, Australia, William A. Cook Australia
Mortimer, D., Shu, M. A., and Tan, R. (1986) Standardization and quality control of sperm concentration and sperm motility counts in semen analysis.Human Reproduction, 1: 299–303CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D., Shu, M. A., Tan, R., and Mortimer, S. T. (1989) A technical note on diluting semen for the haemocytometric determination of sperm concentration.Human Reproduction, 4: 166–168CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, S. T. (2002) Practical application of computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA). In van der Horst, G., Franken, D., Bornman, R., de Jager, T., and Dyer, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Spermatology, Cape Town, South Africa. Bologna, Monduzzi Editore S.p.A., pp. 233–238
Mortimer, S., Fluker, M., and Yuzpe, A. (2001a) Keeping the lab in control: use of laboratory performance measures. 47th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Whistler, BC, Canada, Abstract FP3
Mortimer, S., Fluker, M., and Yuzpe, A. (2001b) Effect of culture conditions on embryo cleavage rates and morphology. 47th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Whistler, BC, Canada, Abstract FP1
Mortimer, S., Fluker, M., and Yuzpe, A. (2002) Relative effects of culture conditions on fertilization rate and embryo quality. 48th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Manoir Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, Abstract FP23
Motulsky, H. (1995) Intuitive Biostatistics. Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press
Munné, S., Magli, C., Adler, A.et al. (1997) Treatment-related chromosome abnormalities in human embryos.Human Reproduction, 12: 780–784CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Murray, C. T. and Mortimer, D. (1999) Monitoring laboratory performance measures for quality assurance in IVF. 11th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Human Reproductive Genetics, Sydney, Australia. Abstract O-058, p. 90
National Institute of Standards and Technology (1993) Integration Definition for Function Modelling (IDEF-0). Draft Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 183. Available from http://www.idef.com/
NCCLS (2002) Clinical Laboratory Technical Procedure Manuals. Approved Guideline: Fourth Edition, document GP2-A4. NCCLS, Wayne, PA, NCCLS. www.nccls.org
Pickering, S. J., Braude, P. R., Johnson, M. H., Cant, A., and Currie, J. (1990) Transient cooling to room temperature can cause irreversible disruption of the meiotic spindle in the human oocyte.Fertility and Sterility, 54: 102–108CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Quinn, P. (1995) Enhanced results in mouse and human embryo culture using a modified human tubal fluid medium lacking glucose and phosphate ions.Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 12: 97–105CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Quinn, P., Kerin, J. F., and Warnes, G. M. (1985) Improved pregnancy rate in human in vitro fertilization with the use of a medium based on the composition of human tubal fluid.Fertility and Sterility, 44: 493–498CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Reason, J. T. (1994) Foreword. In Bogner, M. S. (ed.), Human Error in Medicine. Hillsdale, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Sharpe, V. A. and Faden, A. I. (1998) Medical Harm: Historical, Conceptual, and Ethical Dimensions of Iatrogenic Illness. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press
Standards Australia (1999) Risk Management. AS/NZS 4360:1999. Standards Australia, Sydney, Australia. http://www.standards.com.au
Tervit, H. R., Whittingham, D. G., and Rowson, L. E. A. (1972) Successful culture in vitro of sheep and cattle ova.Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 30: 493–497CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
US Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) (1992) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988: Final Rules and Notice. 42 CFR Part 493. The Federal Register, 57: 7188–7288
Wang, W. H., Meng, L., Hackett, R. J., Odenbourg, R., and Keefe, D. L. (2001) Limited recovery of meiotic spindles in living human oocytes after cooling–rewarming observed using polarized light microscopy.Human Reproduction, 16: 2374–2378CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
World Health Organization (1999) WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination of Human Semen and Sperm–Cervical Mucus Interaction, 4th Edition. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press
Wikland, M. and Sjoblom, C. (2000) The application of quality systems in ART programs.Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 166: 3–7CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Aitken, R. J. and Clarkson, J. S. (1988) Significance of reactive oxygen species and antioxidants in defining the efficacy of sperm preparation techniques.Journal of Andrology, 9: 367–376CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Almeida, P. A. and Bolton, V. N. (1995) The effect of temperature fluctuations on the cytoskeletal organisation and chromosomal constitution of the human oocyte. Zygote, 3: 357–365CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Alper, M. M., Brinsden, P. R., Fischer, R., and Wikland, M. (2002) Is your IVF programme good?Human Reproduction, 17: 8–10CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bavister, B. D. (1995) Culture of preimplantation embryos: facts and artifacts.Human Reproduction Update, 1: 91–148CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bavister, B. D. (1999) Stage-specific culture media and reactions of embryos to them. In Jansen, R. and Mortimer, D. (eds.), Towards Reproductive Certainty: Fertility and Genetics Beyond 1999. Carnforth, UK, Parthenon Publishing, pp. 367–377
Björndahl, L., Barratt, C. L. R., Fraser, L. R., Kvist, U., and Mortimer, D. (2002) ESHRE basic semen analysis courses 1995–1999: immediate beneficial effects of standardized training.Human Reproduction, 17: 1929–1305CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Blake, D. A., Forsberg, A. S., Hillensjö, T., and Wikland, M. (1999) The practicalities of sequential blastocyst culture. Presented at ART, Science and Fiction, the Second International Alpha Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 1999. debbie.blake@aut.ac.nz
Bogner, M. S. (ed.) (1994) Human Error in Medicine. Hillsdale, USA, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc
Brison, D. R., Hooper, M., Critchlow, J. D.et al. (2004) Reducing risk in the IVF laboratory: implementation of a double-witnessing system.Clinical Risk, 10: 176–180CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Catt, J. W. and Henman, M. (2000) Toxic effects of oxygen on human embryo development.Human Reproduction, 15, Suppl. 2: 199–206CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Cohen, J. and Medley, G. (2000) Stop Working and Start Thinking: A Guide to Becoming a Scientist. Cheltenham, UK, Stanley Thornes
Cohen, J., Gilligan, A., Esposito, W., Schimmel, T., and Dale, B. (1997) Ambient air and its potential effects on conception in vitro.Human Reproduction, 12: 1742–1749CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Cook IVF (1999) Cook Culture Systems. Instructions for Use. Eight Mile Plains, Australia, Cook IVF
Cook, R. R. (1999) Assessment of Uncertainties in Measurement for Calibration and Testing Laboratories. Sydney, Australia, National Association of Testing Authorities
Cooke, S., Tyler, J. P., and Driscoll, G. (2002) Objective assessments of temperature maintenance using in vitro culture techniques.Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 19: 368–375CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Coombs, A. (2001) The Living Workplace: Soul, Spirit and Success in the 21st Century. Toronto, Canada, HarperCollins
Cullinan, R. T., Catt, J. W., Fussell, S., Henman, M., and Mortimer, D. (1998) Improved implantation rates of cryopreserved human embryos thawed in a phosphate-free medium. 14th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Göteborg, Sweden, June 1998. Abstract O-117.Human Reproduction, 13 (Abstract Book 1): 59–60Google Scholar
Dale, B. and McQuater, R. (1998) Managing Business Improvement and Quality: Implementing Key Tools and Techniques. Oxford, UK, Blackwell
Damelio, R. (1996) The Basics of Process Mapping. Portland, OR, Productivity Inc
DeMarco, T. (2001) Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency. New York, NY, Broadway Books
Department of Health (2001) A Code of Practice for Tissue Banks Providing Tissues of Human Origin for Therapeutic Purposes. London, UK, Department of Health. (http://www.doh.gov.uk/humantissuebanking/tissuebank.pdf)
Edwards, R. and Steptoe, P. (1980) A Matter of Life. London, UK, Hutchinson & Co
Elder, K. and Elliott, T. (1998) Problem Solving and Troubleshooting in IVF. Perth, Australia, Ladybrook
European Union (2004) Directive 2004/23/EC on setting standard of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells.Official Journal of the European Union, L102: 48–58. (http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en)
Ford, W. C. L. and Rees, J. M. (1990) The bioenergetics of mammalian sperm motility. In Gagnon, C. (ed.), Controls of Sperm Motility: Biological and Clinical Aspects. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press
Fraser, L. R. and Quinn, P. J. (1981) A glycolytic product is obligatory for initiation of the sperm acrosome reaction and whiplash motility required for fertilization in the mouse.Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 61: 25–35CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Grout, J. R. (2004) Process mapping. http://campbell.berry.edu/faculty/jgrout/processmapping/
Harbottle, S. (2003) Are you working too hard? Annual Meeting of the Association of Clinical Embryologists, Glasgow, UK
Heller, R. and Hindle, T. (2003) Essential Manager's Manual. New York, NY, DK Publishing
Hutchison, D. (1994) Total Quality Management in the Clinical Laboratory. Milwaukee, WI, ASQC Quality Press
IEEE Standards Association (1998) IEEE Standard for Function Modeling Language: Syntax and Semantics for IDEF0. IEEE 1320.1-1998 (Replaces FIPS PUB 183). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association, Piscataway, NJ, USA. http://standards.ieee.org/
ISO (1993) Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS): Inspection by Measurement of Workpieces and Measuring Equipment. Part 2: Guide to the Estimation of Uncertainty in GPS Measurement, in Calibration of Measuring Equipment and in Product Verification. ISO/TS 14253–2:1999. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland
ISO (2000) Quality Management Systems: Requirements. International standard ISO 9001. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland
ISO (2003) Medical Laboratories: Particular Requirements for Quality and Competence. International Standard ISO 15189. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland
Jacka, J. M. and Keller, P. (2001) Business Process Mapping: Improving Customer Satisfaction. New York, NY, John Wiley and Sons
Kemeter, P. and Lietz, K. (2002) IVF/ICSI with 5% O2 in a Mini-Incubator Compared with 21% O2in a Conventional Incubator. Eight Mile Plains, Australia, William A. Cook Australia
Kennedy, C. R. (2004) Risk management in assisted reproduction.Clinical Risk, 10: 169–175CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kuist, U. and Björndahl, L. (2002) Manual on basic semen analysis. ESHRE Monographs, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press
Lane, M., Lyons, M. A., and Bavister, B. D. (2000) Cryopreservation reduces the ability of hamster 2-cell embryos to regulate intracellular pH. Human Reproduction, 15: 389–394CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Leape, L. L. (1997) A systems analysis approach to medical error.Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 3: 213–222CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Leese, H. J. (1990) The environment of the preimplantation embryo. In Edwards, R. G. (ed.), Establishing a Successful Human Pregnancy, Serono Symposia Publications Volume 66, New York, NY, Raven Press, pp. 143–154
Marconi, G., Vilela, M., Bello, J.et al. (2003) Endometrial lesions caused by catheters used for embryo transfers: a preliminary report.Fertility and Sterility, 80: 363–367CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mayer, J. F., Nehchiri, F., Weedon, V. M.et al. (1999) Prospective randomized crossover analysis of the impact of an IVF incubator air filtration system (Coda, GenX) on clinical pregnancy rates.Fertility and Sterility, Suppl. 1: S42–S43Google Scholar
Mayer, J. F., Jones, E. L., Dowling-Lacey, D.et al. (2003) Total quality improvement in the IVF laboratory: choosing indicators of quality.Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 7: 695–699CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Menezo, Y. (1976) Milieu synthétique pour la survie et la maturation des gamètes et pour la culture de l'oeuf fécondé.Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris, Série D, 282: 1967–1970Google Scholar
Mortimer, D. (1986) Elaboration of a new culture medium for physiological studies on human sperm motility and capacitation.Human Reproduction, 1: 247–250CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D. (1991) Sperm preparation techniques and iatrogenic failures of in-vitro fertilization.Human Reproduction, 6: 173–176CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D. (1994) Practical Laboratory Andrology. New York, NY, Oxford University Press
Mortimer, D. (1999) Quality management in the IVF laboratory. In Jansen, R. and Mortimer, D. (eds.), Towards Reproductive Certainty: Fertility and Genetics Beyond 1999. Carnforth, UK, Parthenon Publishing, pp. 421–426
Mortimer, D. (2000) Sperm preparation methods.Journal of Andrology, 21: 357–366Google ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D. (2004a) Current and future concepts and practices in human sperm cryobanking.Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 9: 134–151CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mortimer, D. (2004b) Setting up risk management systems in IVF laboratories.Clinical Risk, 10: 128–137CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mortimer, D. and Mortimer, S. T. (1992) Methods of sperm preparation for assisted reproduction.Annals of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, 21: 517–524Google ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D., Demetriou, A., Cullinan, R., Henman, M., and Jansen, R. P. S. (1995) A novel approach to IVF laboratory quality control. Xth World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction, Vienna, Austria, April 1995, Abstract OC-160.Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 12(3) Suppl. 66SGoogle Scholar
Mortimer, D., Henman, M. J., and Jansen, R. P. S. (2002) Development of an Improved Embryo Culture System for Clinical Human IVF. Eight Mile Plains, Australia, William A. Cook Australia
Mortimer, D., Shu, M. A., and Tan, R. (1986) Standardization and quality control of sperm concentration and sperm motility counts in semen analysis.Human Reproduction, 1: 299–303CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, D., Shu, M. A., Tan, R., and Mortimer, S. T. (1989) A technical note on diluting semen for the haemocytometric determination of sperm concentration.Human Reproduction, 4: 166–168CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mortimer, S. T. (2002) Practical application of computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA). In van der Horst, G., Franken, D., Bornman, R., de Jager, T., and Dyer, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Spermatology, Cape Town, South Africa. Bologna, Monduzzi Editore S.p.A., pp. 233–238
Mortimer, S., Fluker, M., and Yuzpe, A. (2001a) Keeping the lab in control: use of laboratory performance measures. 47th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Whistler, BC, Canada, Abstract FP3
Mortimer, S., Fluker, M., and Yuzpe, A. (2001b) Effect of culture conditions on embryo cleavage rates and morphology. 47th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Whistler, BC, Canada, Abstract FP1
Mortimer, S., Fluker, M., and Yuzpe, A. (2002) Relative effects of culture conditions on fertilization rate and embryo quality. 48th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Manoir Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, Abstract FP23
Motulsky, H. (1995) Intuitive Biostatistics. Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press
Munné, S., Magli, C., Adler, A.et al. (1997) Treatment-related chromosome abnormalities in human embryos.Human Reproduction, 12: 780–784CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Murray, C. T. and Mortimer, D. (1999) Monitoring laboratory performance measures for quality assurance in IVF. 11th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Human Reproductive Genetics, Sydney, Australia. Abstract O-058, p. 90
National Institute of Standards and Technology (1993) Integration Definition for Function Modelling (IDEF-0). Draft Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 183. Available from http://www.idef.com/
NCCLS (2002) Clinical Laboratory Technical Procedure Manuals. Approved Guideline: Fourth Edition, document GP2-A4. NCCLS, Wayne, PA, NCCLS. www.nccls.org
Pickering, S. J., Braude, P. R., Johnson, M. H., Cant, A., and Currie, J. (1990) Transient cooling to room temperature can cause irreversible disruption of the meiotic spindle in the human oocyte.Fertility and Sterility, 54: 102–108CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Quinn, P. (1995) Enhanced results in mouse and human embryo culture using a modified human tubal fluid medium lacking glucose and phosphate ions.Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 12: 97–105CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Quinn, P., Kerin, J. F., and Warnes, G. M. (1985) Improved pregnancy rate in human in vitro fertilization with the use of a medium based on the composition of human tubal fluid.Fertility and Sterility, 44: 493–498CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Reason, J. T. (1994) Foreword. In Bogner, M. S. (ed.), Human Error in Medicine. Hillsdale, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Sharpe, V. A. and Faden, A. I. (1998) Medical Harm: Historical, Conceptual, and Ethical Dimensions of Iatrogenic Illness. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press
Standards Australia (1999) Risk Management. AS/NZS 4360:1999. Standards Australia, Sydney, Australia. http://www.standards.com.au
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