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I haven't been able to find the corresponding ISBT 128 code for this codabar product code 18451. It is for Plasma, Frozen within 24 hours after Phlebotomy, from ACD-A. We just recently began receiving it from our local American Red Cross supplier. Can anyone help?

We just recently finished our training week on the Echo and are wondering if anyone out there has developed any procedures/policies to address equivocal reactions. ...do you always do more testing or sometimes decide its negative after visual review? ...how much retesting are you doing? My supertrainers understand this is a site defined determination, but we would welcome your thoughts. :juggle:

Our facility received a pitch for this testing also. After a thorough evaluation of current blood usage, costs associated with the TEG system, etc., the physician-based team recognized that our Cardiac department wasn't really overusing blood. Our pathologists reviewed indications/usage and didn't really see where there was much room for improvement. That being said, the real interest in TEG came from our Trauma surgeons. However, they were drawn in by the earliest reading time quoted from the test system and said if they had to wait until the run was complete for the most accurate result, it may not help them either. Lab was insistent the instrument not be based in the OR/ER because of the potential for basing transfusion decisions before the test had completed its entire cycle. I do not have access to the complete detail on this study, so I hope this short synopsis helps.

Two questions: 1. Does Plasma, Cryoreduced also fall under the same category as FFP... does NOT require relabeling with a 24-hour expiration date? 2. What about Pre-pooled Cryoprecipitate? Since it gets a 4-hour expiration date, can the expiration date change be made on the original label or does it require relabeling? We are a Level I Trauma Center and I see the time needed to relabel being a problem by extending the turnaround time to the patient. We currently pool our own cryo, but are planning to transition to the prepooled product. Thanks for any help....

Please advise as to the requirements for the handling of existing inventory of codabar labeled units. I am particularly interested in the relabeling requirements of processed components - thawed plasma, thawed FFP/ FP24, etc. Can these units remain labeled with Codabar or are they required to be converted to ISBT128 labeled product codes, unit numbers, etc?

We too are looking to automation; it seems like non-blood bankers can't comprehend automation or the need for automation in BB. How about sharing your spreadsheet and any additional "ammo" you get? (I'm in Johnstown, PA...hi! neighbor!)

If the orders are routine, do you have a specific target turnaround time for getting the pretransfusion testing completed and the unit ready and available for issue?

Does anyone have a policy that sets a time limit for issue of a blood product for a non-stat blood administration - i.e. a routine order to give (no specific time stated by physician)? Nursing is looking for a benchmark.

Hello to all..this is my first post, but not my first visit to this site. Thank you all for the excellent topics and discussion. Can anyone advise of the quality and relliability of the Safe-T-Vue indicators? How do they compare to the HemoTemp? We used the Safe-T-Vue some years ago and the indicators failed to perform as expected. We lost 6 autologous units as a result.