According to the Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services 24th
Edition pg.38. If a patient has been transfused in the preceding 3 months
with blood or a component containing allogeneic red cells, has been pregnant
within the preceding 3 months, or if the history is uncertain or
unavailable, a sample shall be obtained from the patient within 3 days of
the scheduled transfusion. Therefore, 72 hours is the "standard used".
Jill McArdle
Blood Bank Supervisor
Saints Medical Center
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From: Tee Teran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:13 AM
To: Jill McArdle
Subject: FW: [MEDITECH-L] BBK specimen hours
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Britt Watters
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [MEDITECH-L] BBK specimen hours
Our Blood Bank supervisor has determined that we are now to use 96 hours as
the specimen expiration date since the AABB Technical Manual does not
actually specify 72 hours. I will need to make changes in the dictionaries
to accommodate this. I find it strange since 72 hours seems to be the
"standard" used. Is anyone else using anything other than 72 hours as your
antibody screen/crossmatch specimen expiration time?
Thanks,
Britt Watters, MT(ASCP)
Laboratory System Analyst
Bartlett Regional Hospital
Juneau,Alaska
907.796.8643
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