Blood Bank/Transfusion Committee Tutorial

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Problems

• Preoperative Type T&S are

not always ordered

– In the surgery clinics

– In the anesthesia pre-op clinics

– On the wards

• This can lead to significant delays if

alloantibodies are present and the blood type is

rare

INTRATHORACIC VS EXTRATHORACIC OBSTRUCTIVE LESIONS

Problems • Preoperative Type T&S are not always ordered – In the surgery clinics – In the anesthesia pre-op clinics – On the wards • This can lead to significant delays if alloantibodies are present and the blood type is rare

Alloantibodies • Antibodies in your patient’s plasma directed against incompatible RBC antigens of the blood donor – More common in females with prior pregnancies – Anyone previously transfused

Page 1 and 2: Blood Bank/Transfusion Committee Tu
Page 3 and 4: RED CELL TRANSFUSION Type and Scree
Page 5 and 6: Did you Know? • A T&S takes appro
Page 7: Keys • Communicate - With the att
Page 11 and 12: Problem • The Crossmatch:Transfus
Page 13 and 14: Solutions: Maximum Surgical Blood O
Page 15 and 16: • C/T Ratio = 1.0 C/T Ratio Goal
Page 17 and 18: Good Practice • Keep Type & Scree

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