Blood Bank Component Education

CT Prep for Appendicitis

• A transfusion must be completed within 4 hours from the time that the blood product is issued from the blood bank.  Any transfusion that has not been completed within the 4 hour time limit must be discontinued. (PC 15-05, Blood component Therapy, pg 7).

• When the blood product is received on the floor, a separate paper secured to the product will give the blood bank release time.

• All blood products will be sent to the unit through the tube system in a “secure tube”.  The number for the secure tube will always be 9657.  Secure tube for blood products will start at 0800 on July 28th.

• The white unit tag attached to the blood must remain attached until the blood is completed.  Once the unit tag information is documented in EPIC the unit tag can be discarded.  NOTE:  The unit tag MUST remain on the blood unit until completion.

• In the documentation flow sheet the end time of the transfusion must be documented as “Completed “.

The prep for patients with suspected appendicitis for CT has changed!  The prep will be 30 minutes long instead of 90 if the body mass index (BMI) is > 25!  For more information, click here!

Reminder:

Document in EPIC who you reported the glucometer result to (normal or abnormal); i.e. Bonnie W., RN, Ross H., PA, or Won C, MD.