bkrobinson Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I have been a manager in blood banking for some time now. I now do the QA/QI/Compliance for our Transfusion Service. Our new Manager wants to change how we list reagents and supplies in that section of our procedures. I have checked AABB, CAP, NCCLS, etc. and can not locate anything that says exactly how you are to list reagents and supplies. I am used to saying 10 x 75 mm tubes, the name of the reagent (include manufacturer sometimes, especially if you have more than one being used in the lab) and saying either buffered saline or 0.9% NaCL, etc. I have worked several places and inspect for AABB/CAP and have seen lot of different ways of doing this. Do any of you know of a site where I can get more detailed info on what is expected to be listed in this section???? Thanks much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I do not know of any defined format process for listing reagents, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrobinson Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 We can only find examples of how some others do this and it is all over the board as far as exactly what is listed. Thanks for your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clmergen Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Do we even need to list the reagents, supplies, etc? CAP checklist doesn't have that has a requirement, only the "preparation" of materials used in the testing. And the Transusion Service Manual by Lucia Berte, which is a collection of templates for procedures, training, etc, doesn't have a list of reagents and supplies in any of procedure templates. Think of how much paper we could save if we didn't list absolutely everything at the beginning of a procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrobinson Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Staff need to know what supplies and reagents, etc that are needed for testing. Right? We are regulated by CAP, AABB, The Joint Commission and FDA and most SOP formats around require that these be listed. No, there is no standard but this has been something that we all do so it seems that there should be consistency in how we list them. Our main laboratory's SOP format that we must use requires this section, but each of the individual labs do something just a little bit different so I was trying to see what other blood bankers are doing. Guess not many thoughts on this so far. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoin Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hi Bev,We list under suppliers first, then name as per the reagent insert, including supplier codes. This list of essential reagents is required under ISO:15189 and Joint Commission have also looked for it. Also we make sure that there is an MSDS sheet for it in the MSDS Folder.CheersEoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clmergen Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Well my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook lists everything at the beginning while My Joy of Cooking lists items in the actual recipe. Who's to say which is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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