Liz

Hello Cliff, Merry Christmas. How can I subscribe to a given thread without posting and not to the whole topic? thanks Liz

Yes indeed Dave, however, as the article states and compared to the literature the level of K+ even for an irradiated unit was much too elevated for the age of the unit. Based on the AABB, etc, one can have the unit in storage for up to 28 days after irradiation or until expiry which ever comes first. Following this incident, we now irradiate inhouse just before release.

From what I read from you Peter, and Malcolm and others I think I would be so happy, just thrilled, to work in a reference lab!!!!

We irradiate in-house after reconstitution. I suppose you could label as RBCs: irradiated, but thats me not FDA. Never thought of this one either. Interesting. The important think is safety and sounds safe, but the labeling is tricky.

:handshake Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year to all !!!!!:flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty::flirty:

What do you use to make components? An Atreus or manually? If manually, how large is the centrifuge(s) that you use? and how many units do you draw on an average at the drives?

What if you kept them at room temperature since the units reach the Blood Bank and get processed within 8 hours?

Retire!!?? what!! why? At what age should one retire??

Over a year has passed and there must be more news about updated Gel Station and experience with the Immucor Neo. So, I am back with the questions: 1. Immucor Neo or Diamed Gel Station, which one is better for a 400 bed tertary (see quaternary) care medical center? 2. What are the problems faced with the Neo and with the Gel Station? 3. Are there any comparative studies? 4. Is the Gel Station (now BioRad) FDA approved? Thank you. Merry Christmas!!

Do you know any Diamed gel station users I can speak to? thank you very much Merry Christmas!

Hello, Can you put me in touch with them? ek01@aub.edu.lb thank you Liz

Hi John, during your drives how long would the whole blood stay at room temperature after the first draw if you did not cool it? Merry Christmas!!!!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12473156

Here it is: An unusual case of hyperkalaemia-induced cardiac arrest in a paediatric patient during transfusion of a 'fresh' 6-day-old blood unit. Baz EM, Kanazi GE, Mahfouz RA, Obeid MY. Transfus Med. 2002 Dec;12(6):383-6. PMID: 12473156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

I wrote one a while back, I shall look for it and send it. Merry Christmas!!!

Welcome Nova!

Why do you say that Malcolm, I have found the Donnath-Landsteiner test to be pretty straight forward.

The Direct Observation of employee competency is performed by the day and night Supervisors who are also responsible for getting the documents completed in time.

Very comprehensive, thank you for sharing Dave.

I FULLY agree!!!

You know what is best in your given situation. However, one word of caution: Be aware of internal politics. One does not know and cannot understand who is protecting who, and who dislikes who, and the "whys" and it goes on and on...

What temperature do you use to detect cold agglutinins and what temperature is used at the OR?

Thank you Heather!

For female recipients before or within the reproductive age, and with reproductive possibilities (no hysterectomy, etc..), D neg platelets to D neg patients.

Is this not correct, we call it "Banked Plasma" (historically)... "Plasma a) Plasma removed from liquid whole blood between 24 hours after collection and up to five days after the expiration of the whole blood unit Product is stored frozen (see “Liquid Plasma” below) at < -18C for up to 5 years (1) Note that FFP not used within 1 year can be re-labeled as “plasma” and kept up to 5 years from original collection date. "