Meditech 96 hour default expiry

[richj]

Hello

We are changing from Horizon Blood Bank to Meditech.

In HBB, based on the specimen type you assign a specimen and subsequent transfusions. the specimen expiry is automatically calculated and displayed on the at-a-glance bar. 

It is my understanding that in Meditech there is a default expiry of 96 hours but some institutions opt to remove the default entirely. 

Isn't the default of 96 hours with an override provide a measure of safety over no expiry at all and therefore a better option?

Comments appreciated.

Thanks

Richard

 

[AuntiS]

I'm curious to see how people use this option in Meditech as well.

We allow 28 days for GS samples on preoperative patients (not transfused/pregnant in previous three months), so I'm not sure how to use the specimen expiry.  Default all to 96 hours, change the preop patients to 96 if transfused or when transfused...

Currently we don't use it - but it is something we are interested in using!