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Units being returned from isolated patients
This came up at our facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Infection control advice was to handle blood units as per usual precautions, given that PPE would be worn by anyone handling the blood units and hand hygiene performed before initiating transfusion. All coolers returned to the blood bank are disinfected at our facilities regardless of patient isolation status.
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Temperature log tag
Hi there, looking for a good quality temperature log tag that can be sent with a shipment of blood. What's everyone out there using and why do you like it or not like it? Thanks!
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Epic and blood bank
Hello, we are moving to Epic in our province. My understanding is that Epic does not have a blood bank module. For those of you on Epic, who is your blood bank LIS provider that links into Epic and are you happy with the module. What are some of the pros and cons of your IT module? Thanks.
- Validation of specimen rocker for platelet agitation
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Validation of specimen rocker for platelet agitation
Hello, One of our smaller sites uses a specimen rocker to keep platelets agitated before being transfused. They do not routinely stock platelets which is why purchasing a platelet incubator/agitator is not on the agenda. On our last accreditation inspection we were cited for not performing a validation of the rocker for platelet storage. Has anyone done a validation of this type and could you share the details of how to set this up? Thanks!
- Quality Objectives/KPIs
- How do you perform quality control for new screen cells in antibody detection?
- Validating a new Freezer