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I agree!!!

Thank you all for your replies especially Mr needs since he works in the same enviroment in the UK as me. All i can say is we must be over doing things at our hosptial and i don't know where this policy came from and i don't see any change happening in the near future,i will be speaking to people in charge!! to see if there can be some change because it becomes very frustrating for transport patient and ill dialysis patients who rely on family to bring them in for their transfusion.

I was wondering if this is just a local policy or if there is a (BCSH) guideline stipulating 24hour pre transfusion is needed for the provision of blood for a patient with clinically significant antibodies. I have worked in my hostpital for 18 and a half years and this is what has been followed?! It seems that there are a few places that think that this is not necessary. It would be nice to find out this information for my knowledge.

I get confused how do you distingush between high titre low avidty antibodies (HTLV) and just panreactive auto antibodies that react in saline and liss and what is the best way provide blood out of hours for such patients.