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KECIA

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  • Birthday 02/20/1965

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    MT (ASCP) SBB
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  1. I also work at a children's hospital and what we do for ECMO is upon the circuit start-up we provide leukoreduced packed cells that are 7 days or less( we term them as fresh). If we do not have fresh cells then we would wash. For booster transfusion there is no requirement. Our cardiac patient always received fresh red cells, so for them its either fresh or washed while on ECMO. We do have to types of ECMO VA and VV. VV they may request for wahed cells but they.
  2. Here is some info that might help you. I went to the SBB last chance review. I passed but I also took and on-line program also. Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center School of Blood Bank Technology 1400 La Concha Lane Houston, TX 77054-1802 Telephone: (713) 791-6201 Fax: (713) 791-6610 Email: cwong@giveblood.org Web site: www.giveblood.org/education/distance.htm Claire Wong runs this program. Her email address is above.
  3. I agree with everyone she could be a Partial D IVa. This D phenotype is associated with the production of an allo-Anti-D. These individuals with partial D phenotypes should be considered Rh neg for transfusion purposes and are candiates for RHIG if they have not made Anti-D. Severe HDN has not been reported, but the pregency should be monitored for HDN of the fetus. Further send her specimen out for molecular testing to confirm.
  4. Were your screening cells the same lot. Was the K expression **** or hetro did you look at that as a reason?
  5. Hi I work at a childrens hospital and we not only had to go through a background check when I first started but just this summer had to be fingerprinted because we have 2 irradiators and we have the hooked up to security.
  6. Hi Martha I also work at a childrens hospital an the way ecmo works here: 1. if we know the infants type they get type-specific prbc(leuko-irr)< or = to 7 days for VA ecmo. If its VV they may asked for washed but its not required. 2. the infant is an HDN then its Ocells same protocal (unwashed). 3. If the type is unknown then they get Onegs. We only wash if the blood upon start up is not < or = to 7 days. CICU patients will always get prbcs < or = to days or washed. Booster transfusions are any age prbs. Any more questions you can email me @ smithke@email.chop.edu.
  7. Hi, we see this alot and have found on several occasions that if we seperate(from the red cells) and re-spin our plasma or even repeating it in tube with albumin that these unexplained reactions pan out to absoluting nothing but a wasted of time.
  8. Hi, I use the provue at my 2nd job. I think it works well for places that don't have a dedicated staff and also it does work well in large transfusion services but the key is to have a process in place so that the work can flow smoothly.
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