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Eagle Eye

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  1. When we open a new reagents (excluding anti-sera), we run QC again with same QC material and document the result on same form. We divide column into two and document on same and document as parallel testing done and new lot is acceptable for use.

    Most cases we end up doing this on day of expiration of the reagent.

    To me it is not lot to lot comparison but you are testing your old lot and new lot against same material and making sure that new lot gives you acceptable result and if you decide to use old lot for the day, your QC is done...

    For panel: it can be done periodically.

  2. I would document continuous non compliance and go with progressive discipline. Luckily we do not have this problem but my tech knows that if they missed QC or they had failed QC....My director will make sure that we repeat every specimen gets repeated related to that particular QC. 

    Do that....make them repeat all tests which were performed that day. You might need to show that to inspector as if you do not have QC results and no corrective action....you will be in ....

     

  3. Are you screening for M- units? is anti-M clinically significant or you always give M- units?

    your cost per antigen is very good. If I am paying that much I may consider buying from my supplier. It all depends on antigen you are screening for.

    eg. anti-S 1 drop of anti-S will cost you $15 (if you are paying $900 for 3ml vial), add controls, frequency of finding units, other supply cost plus tech time.

    it would be a good exercise for you to take your Jkb example and add all costs to see what was your cost per unit and compare that to your supplier cost.

    By the way your supplier is really giving you good pricing? east cost or west cost?

  4. I agree with Michael when you add 50ul saline to 50ul plasma and 50ul cells your concentration is different then what is in package insert. I am sure you must have validated your procedure as you are adding saline and technically diluting your plasma.

    when we do saline replacement in tube, we only use it to resolve discrepancy not to ID antibody!

    DO you take same tube where you perform saline replacement and carry through all phases...

  5. On 2/4/2016 at 4:24 PM, mollyredone said:

    We use Ortho screening cells, 1 0.8% and one 3% and 2 0.8% panels and 1 3% panel.  We rarely do a 3% panel, but do 3% screens if there are gel issues.  If we use the 3% cells for selected cells, we convert them to 0.8% and run them in gel.

    same at my place...we are level I trauma center...

     

  6. On 1/22/2016 at 2:13 PM, tbostock said:

    If our fetal bleed screen is positive, we send out to a reference lab for Flow Cytometry for fetal erythrocytes.  We stopped doing KB years ago.

    Usually done in 72 hours.

     

    How about abdominal trauma cases? they usually need results STAT...

     

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