nicole

We also use the Echo with manual Capture stations as our backup, and have Liss tubes available as well. We very rarely go back to the tube methodology, only in those patients with a known adversion to solid phase. Manual Capture and the Echo do not correlate all that well even though they are the same reagents. The reactions are much stronger on the Echo. I was told that this is probably due to the heating mechanism in the Echo, it comes to temperature much sooner. All you can do is report what you get.

Our hospital is supplied by a blood center that does not universally leukoreduce their red blood cells. I have a two part question for anyone else in my position... 1. Are there any specific groups in your hospital that automatically receive leukoreduced blood (heme/onc, OHS, etc). 2. Do you receive LR blood directly from your supplier or do you use a leukoreduction filter at bed side? If you filter at bedside which filter do you use? Any thoughts on leukoreduction in general would be great, Thanks Nicole