CARMEN DELGADO ★ Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Just to clarify is it safe to give blood components to patients before identifying the antigens present without having to use filters juliedel23 SbbPerson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ★ Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Given that red cells are, in themselves, a blood component, the answer has to be no. SbbPerson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensis01 Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 With respect to RBCs. If the patient has unidentified antibodies (as the title states) then NO. If you have identified the antibodies but can not confirm the patient’s antigens (as your question states) and the AHG crossmatch is compatible with units negative for the antigens that the patient has antibodies to then yes, though there are some/many possible caveats. Hope that is not too convoluted. It would help us if you give more details. Can you please explain what you mean by filters as in this context it is a little concerning to me. SbbPerson and jayinsat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbbPerson ★ Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 What are the filters for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRay Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 I haven't seen a filter but I've used retic harvest technique to "filter out" non-native cells for antigen typing when someone has been transfused in the past 90 days. Is this what you mean? SbbPerson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C. Staley Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 I must be getting old and slow because I really don't understand the question!! SbbPerson, Ensis01 and jayinsat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbbPerson ★ Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 On 9/26/2022 at 4:05 AM, CARMEN DELGADO said: Just to clarify is it safe to give blood components to patients before identifying the antigens present without having to use filters juliedel23 All blood components must be transfused using transfusion tubing that has an inline filter. This filter helps removes clots, platelet clumps, and debris, etc. There are other filters that filter out WBCs, but those are not usually used at bedside. They are used during the manufacturing of blood components. So basically, all standard blood component transfusions to patients requires a filter. So it is safe to give blood components to patients before identifying the antigens? No. You would need to know at the least the ABO/Rh antigens of the blood component before you can give it to any patient. Good luck. TIPS For transfusing.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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