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Lcsmrz, Thanks for the suggestion. We definately will be getting pheresed FFP, so we know it will be an issue for us, since each part, due to the way Meditech uses the product codes, will have the same product code. Using manual results entry was not a solution we came up with. I'll share this with the LIS person and the Blood Bank supervisor.

Lcsmrz, Thanks for the response. Perhaps you could enlighten me further. We can't seem to locate a separate and distinct ISBT code for part 2, part 3, etc for FFP (keeping in mind that Meditech only uses the first 5 characters of the ISBT product code) and you can't use an ISBT code in the Product dictionary more than once.

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Hi Everyone! We are a Meditech Client Server site version 5.54. We are having difficulties with setting up pheresed FFP units for ISBT. We receive all our supplies from Red Cross. Red Cross informs us that for pheresed FFP, each "part" will have the same donor # and which part it will be will be captured in the product code (7th character). The problem is, there is no way to get these products into the system. Our original plan was to create a product for each part, ie. FFP2 for part 2, etc. However, as we quickly realized, you cannot enter the same ISBT code in the product dictionary....and although Meditech will capture the division, you still can't enter the same donor # on more than one product. Meditech only uses the first 5 characters of the product code in the product dictionary, so the fact that the product code's 7th character differentiates it, does not solve the problem. I am hoping someone can offer us some words of advice.