Preparation of Washed RBCs
Washed RBCs or Washed red cells transfusion is performed to reduce allergic reactions due to contaminating plasma proteins or to reduce the concentration of potassium accumulating in the supernatant of … Read More
Category: Blood Bank
Preparation of Cryoprecipitate
Cryoprecipitate, also called ‘Cryo’ for short, is a frozen blood product prepared from Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP). It contains fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, factor VIII, factor XIII and fibronectin. The … Read More
Preparation of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
Fresh-Frozen Plasma (FFP) is the component that is prepared by freezing various plasma factors from whole blood or from the plasma collected through aphaeresis at the temperature and duration at which they can … Read More
Preparation of Platelet Concentrate
Platelet concentrates are usually used for patients with Thrombocytopenia and concomitant bleeding or thrombocytopenia of sufficient magnitude to impart a significant threat of bleeding during surgery or other invasive procedures. … Read More
Preparation of Packed Red Cells
Packed Red blood cells, also known as PRBCs, Concentrated RBCs or simply “Packed cells”, are a type of blood component used for blood transfusions. Packed red blood cells are typically … Read More
Collection of Blood in Blood Bank
Blood for transfusion and accompanying samples is obtained from prominent veins on the donor’s arm, usually in the area of the antecubital fossa. Iodophor compounds or other sterilizing compounds are … Read More
Anti Human Globulin Test (Coomb’s Test)
Coomb’s test or Anti Human Globulin test is very useful in recognized weak immunologic reactions. It is widely used in the identification of Du, Compatibility testing, Antibody screening and identification … Read More
Blood Group and Pregnancy
‘ABO’ Blood Grouping & Pregnancy : If Group-A blood is given (in error) to a group-B, a foreign substance (A antigen) is introduced into the blood stream of an individual … Read More
Rhesus Blood Group System & It’s Variant
In 1940 Landsteiner and Wiener reported that when the red cells of Macacus Rhesus monkeys were introduce into rabbits and guinea pigs, antibodies were evoked. These caused clumping not only … Read More
ABO Blood Group System & It’s Determination
The Human ‘ABO’ Blood Group System discovered by Landsteiner’s in 1901. The principle of Blood grouping is based on the Landsteiner’s Law. Landsteiner’s Law : “The corresponding antibody is never … Read More
Human Blood Group System
The basis of human blood group system is the antigenic character of the Red cells. Red blood cell of the human being contains lipoprotein or glycoprotein on their surface which … Read More