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Meditech 6.16 96 Hour expiry revisited.


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Hello

For Pre-Op patients not transfused or pregnant we will add a comment to GS ...Reserved until (60 days from collection) . 

For all other patients we are will not add a Reserved until comment ..we will choose to let the specimen be invalid for testing 96 hours post collection. (Technologist has to calculate 96 hours from collection.) In the event a nurse or clerk enters the wrong history , we won't have an issue as we obtain a new sample. 

Question..Are there Meditech 6.16 users who do things differently? Allow some samples to be counted 96 hours from issue if history is taken and trusted. 

Thanks

Richard

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We use the BBK Specimen Expiration function found under Edit to extend the expiration date up to 30 days for our pre-op patients only and they have to meet the criteria of not being pregnant or transfused within the last 3 months.  Everyone else expires at 72 hrs and that is set as the default in Meditech.

AABB Technical Manual, 20th Edition, 2020:506-7 allows 45 days before surgery but I chose to say 30 days.

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