By
Sari
Hi everyone,
At our blood bank we're reviewing our policy concerning RhD incompatible platelet tranfusion. I'd like to hear about what sort of policies you guys have at your blood bank/hospital.
- Do you administer RhD pos platelets to RhD neg patients? In what situations (always, only when there is a shortage of RhD neg platelets)? To which patient groups do you not recommend RhD incompatible platelets (women < 50 yrs, patients who receive frequent platelet transfusions)?
- Do you have a different policy for apheresis and whole blood derived platelets?
- Do you administer prophylactic Rh immunoglobulin to these patients (everyone, or selected patient groups)?
And now for something completely different...
- Do you have a policy concerning Kell positive donors and plateletpheresis? Do you defer these donors, or do you have a policy of not actively recruiting these donors for plateletpheresis?
Cheers,
Sari