Transfusion Medicine

List of tests

Blood Donation :	In-house blood donation is opened to staffs and public from 8.30 am till 4.00 pm on working days. Types of donation include whole blood donation and apheresis donation. Apheresis donation is by appointment.
Blood donation campaign :	Blood donation campaign is held whenever is neccessary inside or outside of TMU
Blood Irradiator :	It is used to provide irradiated blood components. This procedure is performed from 8.30 am till 4.30 pm on working days.
Stem cell collection :	Stem cell collection via leucapheresis using automated cell separation equipment. Thecollection is by appointment

Blood Products

The blood components available are:

1.Whole blood

2.Packed Red Blood Cells

3.Random Platelet

4.Fresh Frozen Plasma

5.Cryoprecipitate

6.Cryosupernatant
Apheresis

Blood components such as platelet, plasma or red cells are obtained through apheresis technique using automated cell seperation equipment.

Leuco-reduced packed cells

The leucocyte is reduced less than 5 X 10 per unit by using a filter. Leucocyte reduced blood is indicated for the following purposes:

1. To prevent febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reactions.

2.To minimize the risk of transfusion-related CMV transmission

3.To minimize HLA alloimmunization.
Irradiated blood component

The red cells or platelet is irrdiated to inactive lymphoscytes to prevent transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease(TA-GVHD).