Documentation
Blood Bank and Transfusion
7 guides on Blood Bank and Transfusion in Ventrecs. Each guide says who it is written for and lists the steps in order. Start with “Request blood products”.
Request blood productsA transfusion request asks the blood bank for units of a blood component for one patient. Only a clinician can request blood.
Type a patient's blood groupA patient's group is confirmed only after two independent determinations by two different people. Until it is confirmed, the system allows only group O red cells with a…
Crossmatch and issue bloodThe blood bank accepts the sample, crossmatches units against it, and issues compatible units. Every step is checked by the system.
Transfuse a patient at the bedsideBefore a transfusion starts, two people check the patient and the unit independently. The record also tracks the time limit and the observations.
Record a transfusion reactionEvery suspected reaction is a safety record. It is reviewed by a supervisor and can be reported to the haemovigilance authority.
Manage donors and donationsA donation passes through screening, collection, testing and release before its units can be used. Each step has a button, and a step is refused until the previous one…
Manage blood inventory and storageInventory lists every unit with its component, group, volume, expiry and storage. Storage units keep a temperature log so that a failure is caught.