Hi

does anyone use Red Blood Cells units IAT positive, no matter its specificity?

if u use, do u indicate in the bag this condition?

What is ur policy about it?

Tnxs!

If we can identify the antibody, we release the unit with a tag stating what antibody was identified in the unit. Our units are all packed red cells with an almost residual amount of plasma. Almost all of our larger hospitals will accept these units with no problem. Some wash the units, but most do not. If we can not identify ALL of the reactivity in the sample, we defer the donor until the reactivity is completely Id'd.

i agree with the complete antibody identification, but, why do u wait till u have it, is not the same thing know or not the antibody identity?

Anyway, the antibody will be diluted in the receptor plasma!

Am i wrong?