Can anyone who "converts" their thawed FFP to Thawed Plasma with a 5 day out date tell me how they label the product? Our QA group have so far been unable to find a commercial label or a standard name for the product.

Thanks

We use Shamrock label SB-911. I seem to remember calling them to get the catalog number. It wasn't in their catalog. It says:

THAWED PLASMA

______mL from

450 mL CPD/CPDA-1

Whole Blood

Store at 1 to 6 C

The product code is 29381. But all this will change with ISBT-128.

We draw a line on fresh frozen and write thawed.

As of 4-26 we will be attaching a tie tag with an eye readable product code barcode and facility ID. We will continue to add a thawed plasma revised expiration label that contains the thawed storage temperature.

This is interim until we implement ISBT 128 in the fall.

All of us using thawed plasma (FFP to THPLS) need to change product code and also need to add our facility ID????

I am working on barcoded label for ped syringe as per FDA reg but did not think that I would need same for thawed plasma!!!!!!!!!!

The AABB website (members section under Association Bulletins) has all the info on what products need machine readable labels. Basically, everything. If you modify it, you need to relabel it.

At a minimum, the following must be machine readable:

1. Facility identifier

2. Unit number

3. Product code

4. ABO/Rh of the donor

We have purchased software and a label printer (I believe it is a zebra label printer) to print all of our labels for modified products. This works great and we meet the requirement. Yipee!!

This should work great whilst the computer is running. What about back-up? I firmly believe that our back-up plan (manually created label) should also meet this requirement. Makes sense doesn't it?

Things to consider...

1. The purpose of this requirement is to provide a mechanism for positive patient/unit ID at the bedside. We don't have barcode reader technology at the bedside, at this time. Although we are still required to have machine readable labels on our modified products.

2. Even though the technology isn't quite there yet for bedside use, using the barcode reader within the Transfusion Services is beneficial to help catch errors.

3. If the computer is down and we are unable to print machine readable labels, you wouldn't be able to scan/read the barcode either.

SOOO, would you think that using our manual label, that does NOT meet the machine readable requirements, would be acceptable during the occasional computer down times? What about if we relabel the products that are still in Transfusion Services when the computer comes back up?

Thanks

Until we implement ISBT128 near the end of 2006 we are attaching a tag to each modified unit. That tag contains the new product code - eye readable barcode, our Facility ID and FDA registration number - all barcode and eye readable.

We cross off the old expiration date/time, storage temp and the words fresh frozen and attach a label with the new expiration date/time, storage temp and product name.

After ISBT 128 implementation we will retain the above procedure for use during our blood bank computer downtime.