BLOOD BANK

Blood , an important adjunct for cancer treatment is available as needed with all the components separated.

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History

Blood Component therapy, using the blood cell separator, in the supportive treatment of high dose Chemotherapy, was introduced in to India for first time in 1978. Blood gamma irradiator was installed in 2003. Chemiluminescence testing for transfusion transmissible infections for HIV, HBV and HCV was introduced in 2016. Walk-in cold storage rooms for blood components were installed in 2019. Automation for Immuno-haematology testing was introduced in 2019. Chute system for transport of blood samples and blood components was installed in 2019. A vehicle for blood donation drives was inaugurated in 2019.

Mission

To enhance the wellbeing of patients and save lives by providing safest possible blood, by providing appropriate therapeutic Apheresis services, and by promoting research and education programs in transfusion medicine. We aim to make blood donation 100 percent voluntary without any replacement donors. We strive to encourage appropriate clinical use of blood and blood components. We ensure stable supply of safe blood and related products wherever they are needed.

Vision

Dedicated to quality, integrity, service, and excellence in everything we do

List of services provided:

Emergency Cases

Please feel welcome to contact our friendly reception staff with any general or medical enquiry call us.

Opening Hours

Monday – Friday :  8.00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday : 9.00 am – 8.00 pm
Sunday : 10.00 am – 9.00 pm

Registration Time

Monday – Sunday : 7.00 am – 11.00 am

Visiting Hours

Monday – Sunday : 4.00 PM – 6.00 PM

Statistics: 2021

Donor Statistics:

Total whole blood donation

6305

Total Camps

14

Total Camp donation

881

Total Blood Bank donation

5424

Total Single donor platelet donation

608

Total Granulocyte concentrate donation

108

Total Blood Grouping & Rh Typing

7012

TTI testing

Number Positive

Percentage

HBsAg

42

0.67

HIV

2

0.03

HCV

9

0.14

SYPHILIS

17

0.27

MALARIA

0

0

Patient Statistics:

Blood Grouping & Rh typing

9321

Viral markers

Number tested

Number positive

Percentage

HBsAg

8552

199

2.3

HIV

8537

 73

0.8

HCV

8537

 32

0.4

Component Statistics:

Total Transfusion

13305

Total Cross matching

7423

Packed Red Cells (PRC)

5933

Random Donor Platelet( RDP)

5444

Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)

1221

Single Donor Platelet (SDP)

599

Granulocyte Concentrate (GC)

108

Total Plasma issued to Reliance Life Science

4575

Therapeutic Procedures:

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

12

Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection

Autologous

50

Allogenic

20

Donor Lymphocyte Collection

By Apheresis

1

By Blood Collection

4

Therapeutic Phlebotomy

2

Academic/Education activities:

1. Every year 5 P.G students in M.D Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion from the Department of Transfusion Medicine, The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University are coming for training in Apheresis procedures in our blood bank since 2011.

2. Providing training for the blood bank medical officers and technicians in Apheresis procedures.

3. Post graduate dissertation study was conducted on “Study on correlation of adverse reaction with changes in biochemical, haematological and procedural parameters in plateletpheresis donors”
4. Post graduate dissertation study was conducted on “Therapeutic effect of Irradiated Apheresis Granulocytes in Oncology patients: Longitudinal study”.

List of Faculty:

I. Has been a co guide for two dissertation study for post graduate students in M.D (ImmunoHaematology & Blood Transfusion), resource person for TANSACS training programme in Blood Bank and has taken classes in The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University, Government Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital and Government Stanley medical college and Hospital. Has been a guest speaker and delivered lectures at Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Tamil Nadu Govt. Multi Super Speciality, Omandurar, Annual National conference ISBTI and Government .Hospital of Thoracic Medicine Tambaram Sanatorium,

II. Publication as first author:
* A study of serum ferritin levels among voluntary blood donors November 2017International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 5(12):5322

* Citations:

a. Hematological, biochemical and antioxidant indices variations in regular blood donors among Mediterranean regions November 2019Transfusion and Apheresis Science 58(6):102659

b. The importance of plasma ferritin values in blood donors for the evaluation of body iron store in a five-month period Medicinski Glasnik, Volume 18, Number 1, February 2021

c. Assessment of serum iron stores in regular plateletpheresis donors October 2021Transfusion and Apheresis Science
I. Has been a guest speaker at ISBTI, Kodaikanal and Ortho Chennai meet.
II. Publications- First Author-

a. Successful Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in postoperative myasthenic crisis in elderly woman, Vol 6 Issue 2 Feb 2020, Indian journal of case reports.

b. Intermittent flow centrifugation technique used for large volume leukapheresis in a low-body weight pediatric patient, 2018, volume 7, issue 2, page 83-85.

c. Incidence proportion of Hepatitis C Virus infection in Leukamia patients at a Tertiary Cancer Centre ,volume 4,Issue 2,March -2019,page 140-149 International Journal of Medical science and Innovative Research.

d. Emergency leukapheresis in Chronic Myeloid Leukamia presenting with priapism,Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences,2017,7,2,1701-170

e. CITATIONS-

I. Urologic management of priapism secondary to chronic Myeloid Leukemic has cited Emergency leukapheresis in Chronic Myeloid Leukamia patient presenting with priapism published in Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical & health sciences, Vol 7, Issue 2, Apr – Jun, 2017, 1701-4

II. Priapism in patient with chronic myeloid Leukamia (CML) : A Systematic Review Aca Bio med 2021; Vol 92, N.3:e2021193

List of other staff members

Sl. No.Name of the staffDesignationEducational Qualification
1.Mrs. T.Chandra KumariTechnicianVocational nurse training Technician
2.Mrs.R. InbarojaTechnicianVocational nurse training Technician
3.Mrs. A.SuseelaTechnicianC.M.L.T.
4.Mrs. T.RajambigaTechnicianD.M.L.T
5.Mrs.G.GomathiData Entry OperatorB.Sc, Dip.in PGDCA
6.Mrs. R.SangeethaTechnicianD.M.L.T
7.Mr.A.BhaskarTechnicianD.M.L.T
8.Mrs.D.VidyaTechnicianD.M.L.T
9.Ms.M.AnusuyaTechnicianD.M.L.T
10.Ms. S. JeevithaTechnicianD.M.L.T
11.Mr.K.VijaySocial WorkerM.S.W
12.Ms.P. EvangelinStaff nurseDiploma in Nursing

List of Publications

  1. Dr Y Swapna- Successful Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in postoperative myasthenic crisis in elderly woman, Vol 6 Issue 2 Feb 2020, Indian journal of case reports.

Scientific meetings conducted:

a. A CME programme on Need for NAT clinician prospective was conducted on 11 th October 2019.

b. Online Immuno-Haematology Workshop conducted by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine (AATM) held on 5.11.20 to 06.11.20.

c. A guest lecture on Importance of NAT testing was conducted on 23rd September 2021.

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