Open AccessA cost effective model for appropriate administration of red cell units and salvaging un-transfused red cell units by using temperature sensitive indicators for blood component transportation in a hospital setting
Author(s) -
Aseem Kumar Tiwari,
Pooja Sharma,
Prashant Pandey,
Ganesh Rawat,
Surbhi Dixit,
Vimarsh Raina,
Richa Bhargava
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.150948
Subject(s) - medicine , cold chain , reuse , red cell , blood component , hemoglobin , hemolysis , packed red blood cells , emergency medicine , surgery , blood transfusion , waste management , mechanical engineering , engineering
A rule called "30-min rule" defines that red cell unit cannot be used if it has been out of blood bank refrigerator for over 30 min. This rule is useful to guide initiation of transfusion, but is inadequate for deciding whether to reuse or discard units received-back at blood transfusion services (BTS). A simple cost-effective temperature-sensitive indicator was evaluated to decide upon reuse (cold chain was uninterrupted) or discard (where cold chain was interrupted) in a simulation exercise.