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Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine

Overview

Our department plays a pivotal role in patient care, emphasising the rational use of blood and blood components. The dedicated team of doctors, trained medical staff, and counsellors ensure ethical healthcare practices in every aspect of safe blood transfusion, starting with donor selection procedures, bleeding procedure, donor safety, blood screening, blood group determination, irregular antibody testing, and screening for transfusion-transmitted infections.

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Comprehensive Transfusion Services

  • The department is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, is a member of the State Blood Transfusion Council, and is a part of the Federation of Blood Banks.
  • We ensure safety with a diligent check of donor’s medical history and physical examination.
  • Each unit of blood is tested for pathogens using advanced medical technologies and nucleic acid testing for added safety. We are proud to be among the few centres in the country that utilises this advanced technology.
  • Further, our immunohematology laboratory conducts blood group testing for both donor and patient, ensuring safe and efficient blood transfusions using advanced screening and matching.

  • Blood collection, testing, and grouping: Ensures safe and compatible blood for transfusions.
  • Nucleic acid testing (NAT): Detection of the nucleic acids of pathogens such as HIV and hepatitis viruses early for safer transfusions.
  • Autoadsorption / alloadsorption: Removal of autoantibodies, i.e., antibodies against the patient’s own antigens (self-antigens), using red blood cells from the patients themselves (autoadsorption) or from other donors (alloadsoprtion).
  • Extended antigen typing: Identification of specific blood group types beyond the ABO and Rh antigens for more specific blood typing, especially to reduce the risk of transfusion reactions.
  • Platelet crossmatch: Identification of compatible platelet donors.
  • Antibody screening and Rh-Kell phenotyping: Identification of specific antibodies or Rh and Kell antigens on red blood cells, which may cause transfusion reactions; this is essential for matching blood precisely, especially for complex or repeated transfusions.
  • Paediatric and specialised blood component transfusion: Preparation of precise blood units for children and special needs.
  • Leucocyte reduction and irradiation: Removal of leucocytes via filtering (leucocyte reduction) and use of radiation to destroy the DNA of white blood cells (irradiation); these help enhances the safety of blood transfusions for immune-compromised patients by reducing the risk of transfusion reactions.

This procedure involves passing blood from a person through a machine or apparatus to separate specific components and return the remaining blood to the person. . The services provided include:

  • Platelet apheresis: Collects only platelets from donors for patients in need.
  • Therapeutic plasma exchange: Removes harmful substances from blood in certain conditions.
  • Red cell exchange: Replaces damaged red cells in conditions like sickle cell disease.
  • Granulocyte apheresis: Collects infection-fighting white blood cells for specific treatments.
  • Haematopoietic stem cell collection: Harvests stem cells used in bone marrow or cancer therapies.

 

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