MTINGA

When we switched to our new LIS, many techs stil wanted the "security" of a worksheet. But we found that errors were being made transfering information from worksheet (or card or slip of paper). Anytime you write something down and then transfer info somewhere else, you run the risk of errors. We made a rule that as soon as tubes are taken out of centrifuge and read, results must be put into LIS immediately. No exceptions.

We no longer perform weak D testing except for infant D testing to determine mom's Rhogam status. It has been wonderful in that we no longer have to go through nurses and doc calling to question what O pos, weak D means. That just does not make sense to most people who look at charts. We have not wasted any Rh negative units because before we still gave Rh negative blood to patients that were weak D positive. So what good was the testing except for our information. It wasted reagent and tech time doing the testing and answering questions about what it meant. So glad we had a director open to new ideas and suggestions.

We use 6%Albumin for AB+ control. We use 1 part 22%Albumin to 3 parts saline. We use our commercial red cell control for QC. Albumin control is good until original albumin expiration or cloudiness.