Stephen

New BCSH guidelines just out yesterday:- http://www.bcshguidelines.com/4_HAEMATOLOGY_GUIDELINES.html (scroll down on link to see guidelines list) Includes changes in time limits for use of stored blood depending on pregnancy or last transfusion

Malcolm Many thanks for hetting back:). I agree that a 72 hour window would be easier to manage out of hours, and it ties in with the multiply transfused patient guideline for antibody screening every 72 hours. Looking forward to the 2010 guidelines, so we are all "singing from the same hymn book"! Stephen

Hello (first post!) Have a quick questioni for you: UK BCSH guidelines state that patients who have been transfused 3-14 days ago, must have been screened at most 24 hours before another transfusion. How long do you keep this blood at issue before returning to stock? Some sources say only 24 hours, some say up to 72 hours, and the guidelines do not mention this.