We have been going round and round on this topic. Is there a requirement that blank anagram sheets for outdated panels be kept for any length of time? Of course I am talking about panels that have been physically discarded, not outdated ones kept for ruling out.

 

The paper records for any patient that gets worked up and has an antibody are kept in binders if we need to refer to them in the future.

 

FYI, we are currently CAP accredited, but not AABB.

 

Thank you,

Beth

Good question; I used to keep a blank copy of each lot number for the screening cells and panels. But once they went online, and they are accessible on the company's website, I stopped keeping them. Does anyone know a reg that requires this?

I would toss them.  Why would you ever need to go back to them? I don't know of any reg to keep blank sheets.

I've never kept them.  I have the copy with the patient antibody record.  I do keep my qc of them, which I do upon receipt but otherwise I know of no regulation requiring such.

We keep a blank copy for panels and screening cells but only in case someone uses the last one without making copies. Internet access is limited in our lab so this is the easiest way to get a blank sheet. We put them in a narrow binder and I toss out the old ones when it gets full.