We do NOT use washed red cells as a standard of care. We use aliquots from leukoreduced red cells that are inadvertantly spun. We do not routinely use CMV- and/or irradiated.
When we began, we didn't charge because it was felt that the lab was doing this to increase revenue. But now, as it has become a standard of care, we do.
Even though we use an electronic crossmatch we REQUIRE that all transfusion recipients have a second tube drawn for an ABORh type prior to transfusion.
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