Quality Analysis of Haematological Parameters of Whole Blood, Packed Red Blood Cells and Platelet Concentrate: A Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Northern India
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Correspondence
Dr. Gunjan Bala,
AIMSR, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
E-mail: 30.gunjan@gmail.com
Introduction: The ultimate goal of blood transfusion services is to provide whole blood and blood components that are safe, efficacious and potent to the recipients. Building blocks of quality include- quality control, quality assurance and quality audit. Quality control is a process by which product standards are established and met without mistake.
Aim: To establish the quality of standards of haematological parameters of whole blood, Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBCs) and platelet concentrate in a blood bank of tertiary care teaching hospital of Northern India with reference to standard guidelines.
Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study in which samples of 3.6% of total whole blood collection (48/1321), 2.3% of PRBCs (50/2155), and 9.3% of platelet concentrate (42/451) was prepared and were tested for haematological parameters of quality control for the period of 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.
Results: The quality analysis of haematological parameters for whole blood, PRBCs and platelet concentrate were done. All the whole blood and PRBCs samples tested had hematocrit above 30% and 65% respectively. Out of 42 platelet concentrate samples 95% had platelet yield of >5.5×1010/U and WBC and RBC contamination was well within the normal range.
Conclusion: Continuous quality improvement is of utmost importance for safe and potent blood transfusion services. Thus, care should be taken to use standard criteria for quality assessment and adherence to standard values should be periodically ensured by objective analysis.