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Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine

Overview

The Department of Transfusion Medicine (Blood Centre) at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, a member of the State Blood Transfusion Council and part of the Federation of Blood Banks.

The goal is to provide state-of-the-art medical facilities, incorporating safe blood transfusion practices that meet global standards. A strong focus is placed on ensuring the highest quality services, operating efficiency, donor satisfaction, and improved patient care.

The 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.

Ensuring safety begins with a diligent check of donor’s medical history and physical examination. Each unit of blood is tested for HIV 1 and 2, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis, and malaria using state-of-the-art medical technology and methods. Additionally, each unit of blood undergoes nucleic acid testing layer of safety provided by subjecting . We are proud to be among the few centres in the country that utilises this advanced technology.

The immunohematology lab conducts blood group testing for both donor and patient, along with Rh-kell phenotyping, antibody identification, and analysis using a fully automated solid-phase system. Advanced procedures such as auto/allo adsorption, elution, extended antigen typing, and platelet crossmatch, are performed for complex cases.

Other advanced technologies available include leucocyte reduction, irregular antibody screen, and irradiation. The use of sterile connecting devices allows us to prepare blood components in aliquots for paediatric transfusions, ensuring safe and efficient delivery.

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  • Apheresis services
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This procedure passes blood through a separator, removes the targeted component, and returns the rest to the donor or patient. 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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