Posted May 11, 20214 yr comment_81984 What blood derivatives do you require an informed consent to give or transfuse? Do you include albumin, Factors, RHIG, or just blood components such as FFP, Cryo, RBCs, Plts?
May 12, 20214 yr comment_81996 Our Blood Bank dispenses albumin and RhIG which we call derivatives. The blood consent states lumps blood and blood derivatives together as either the patient accepts or refuses. I think if these products were dispensed from the pharmacy, I'm not sure a consent would be required. Pharmacy used to have albumin but gave it to us probably 30 years ago, long before computers and barcode scanners. I would love to give it back to pharmacy but it is not in the stars.
May 13, 20214 yr comment_82002 We have a transfusion consent for just the Blood components. We do not require one for RHIG from Blood Bank, but Labor and Delivery has a fairly comprehensive form for what a pt will or will not accept. We don't see that form usually. Pharmacy has the rest of the derivatives - I don't know what they require.
May 13, 20214 yr comment_82004 We require a Blood Refusal for RhoGam if the patient needs it and won't receive the RhoGam. Our refusal includes a lot of the derivatives because of the big Jehovah Witness population. The refusal includes RhoGam. This way we are covered if they come back pregnant again and have developed Anti-D.
May 20, 20214 yr comment_82040 In Canada, all blood components and blood products (derivatives) require informed consent.
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