lph Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Since there is a concern as to if the units are being transfused within 4 hours, it might be an opportunity to perform an audit to verify there is actually a problem. You have the time issued in the lab's LIS so you have that part tracked and there should be a mechanism to document when the nurses transfused the unit. amym1586 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGNUM Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 We have an electronic time stamp when we issue the blood or blood products. Also, since we use BCTA we have a time and date stamp of when the transfusion was started as well as who started the transfusion. We also have a record of all the vitals performed during that transfusion. amym1586 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 On Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 0:49 PM, amym1586 said: But wouldn't that prove you need to start the 4 hour count from when it leaves the refrigerator ? Correct; it's 4 hours from the time it leaves storage (refrig or cooler), NOT when they start it. And there is no longer a "30 minute rule"; they can leave it sitting on the counter for 3 hours and transfuse it in 1 hour if they wanted to (not ideal of course...). amym1586 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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