TRACEABILITY USER MANUAL - Irish Blood Transfusion Service

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114.6 Inter Hospital Transfer of Patient with Assigned BloodComponentsTransfusion Commenced Prior to TransferWhere transfusion is commenced prior to transfer, management should be as for anassigned patient, with Part C of the Compatibility/ Traceability Label (BT 396)returned to the Crossmatch Laboratory by the hospital from which the patient isbeing transferred. The Pink Section is to be completed and inserted in the hospitalchart.Transfusion during Inter-Hospital TransferWhere a patient is transferred to another hospital with components, theCompatibility/ Traceability label (BT 396) is retained with the component ontransfer.Where transfusion is required for the patient in transit the RGN/MO accompanyingthe patient should complete the Pink Section and insert it in the hospital chart.The Blue Section (c) should be completed and returned to the HVO in the hospitalfrom which the patient was transferred by the RGN accompanying the patient.Where transfusion is required for the patient in the receiving hospital prior totransfused units being entered into hospital inventory (stock), the RGN/MOaccompanying the patient should complete the Pink Section and insert it in thehospital chart.The Blue Section (c) should be completed and returned to the HVO in the hospitalfrom which the patient was transferred by the RGN accompanying the patient to besent on by the HVO to the Blood Bank from which the unit was issued /crossmatched.Transfusion Post Hospital TransferOn admission to the receiving hospital, where transferred units are entered intoHospital inventory (Stock) and managed as per hospital practice, traceability is theresponsibility of the receiving hospital Blood Bank.Confirmation of receipt of such components into hospital inventory should be sent tothe relevant IBTS compatibility laboratory.This service issue applies to the Munster Region onlyBT 425-2 August 2011
124.7 Rerouted Blood ComponentsWhere a red cell component is rerouted to CUH from a MRTC crossmatch facilityunder the approved re routing/ red cell optimisation scheme, the BT 396 should beretained with the component on transfer.CUH will confirm receipt of such components into CUH Hospital inventory and CUHwill return the BT 396 directly to the compatibility laboratory at the Munster RegionalTransfusion Centre.This service issue applies to the Munster Region only4.8 Unused Blood ComponentsWhere a blood component is issued from the IBTS blood bank with the traceabilitylabel attached, BUT is not transfused/ used etc, this should be returned to MRTC orthe Dublin Centre Laboratory with the tag attached to ensure appropriate fating. Thisapplies to red cells, platelets, fresh frozen (not solvent detergent) plasma andcryoprecipitate.BT 425-2 August 2011
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