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I would check with the manufacturer. Also, be sure to modify your SOP if you do this. I once sited a facility because they were testing electronically but the SOP had not been updated.

IMO - If you are using your electronic temperature system for alarm notification then you should test it quarterly. If you are just using it to record temp then compare 1x per year with NIST.

Big NO. I think there is some standard of checklist item out there that states that specimens are labeled in the presence of the patient.

I agree with Katie. It is reportable.

Was the paper work issued with the units correct? What LIS system do you have?

Thanks for the additional info. Additional testing was warranted.

Was your 3 cell screen on 4/18 now negative? If so, I would do as your friend suggested.

Be careful with the reagent anti Ms out there. Some only require a RT incubation with no centrifugation before reading. I have found that centrifugation may cause false positives. Read those package inserts!

I agree with BBGuy

If your digital read outs compare favorably to NIST then you don't need any other thermometer, liquid in glass or digital. In most blood banks you don't need both top and bottom thermometer either.

I have not found any standard or checklist item that requires daily readings of graph/digital/thermometer to agree within any variance. As long as all temp readings are acceptable then you are good to go. Quarterly, all temps are compared and should agree within +/- 1 C.

I agree with David and have done the same.

Agree with David and Malcolm about >A,B. Run some more A1 and B cells (that are Rh neg) to rule in. I am assuming you are getting negative reactions with group O Rh negative cells.

I agree with your billing procedure.

I would toss them. Why would you ever need to go back to them? I don't know of any reg to keep blank sheets.

I agree with Dansket, patient will receive e,C,Knegative blood forever and ever regardless of what is "showing" or "not showing" now.

If there are not too many cards can you enter the patient/antibody into your current LIS?

No new standard that I know of. I would drop this practice.

same as Donna

Same as DPruden

I appointed a lab associate to "reagent czar" after too many incidents of no indate antisera available. He checks the fridge regularly and knows when rare antisera is expiring and orders more when necessary.

My answers are below When issuing to a runner, does the tech issuing blood do a readback of patient and product demographics, blood type, DIN, etc. when they pick up blood?NOFor Patients with antibodies, ( if you issue to runners vs. through pneumatic tube) do you include patient antibodies on the crossmatch tag/label, and if yes, is it part of a readback between the tech issuing and the runner?Results of antign testing are included on the label. We do no read backIf you do not perform a readback at issue with the runner or you use the pneumatic tube, is the antibody status, or antigen negative blood requirement verified at the bedside by the transfusionist during the readback prior to the start of transfusion?No

Hi Lisa, what blood type of plasma do you have thawed?

I agree with all posts. It took too much time and good luck trying to install on your computer.

...but techs read the SOPs. Maybe your SOP needs to be rewritten for cases like this?