The impact of a gel system on routine work in a general hospital blood bank

A. Chan; H.F. Wong; C.H. Chui; L. Wong; G. Cheng

doi:10.21307/immunohematology-2019-743

The impact of a gel system on routine work in a general hospital blood bank

Immunohematology

Volume 12 (1996): Issue 1 (March 1996)

By: A. Chan, H.F. Wong, C.H. Chui, L. Wong and G. Cheng

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Abstract

The gel system has been reported to be more sensitive and specific than the conventional tube indirect antiglobulin test (IAT) for antibody screening. However, a major concern about the gel system is its cost. A cost analysis study was therefore conducted at our hospital. The gel system costs more than the conventional tube IAT per test; however, the total staff and reagent costs per year were about equal, because of staff savings. Workload and cost per patient requiring blood were reduced using the gel system. Immunohematology 1996;12:30-32.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-743 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X

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Language: English

Page range: 30 - 32

Published on: Nov 10, 2020

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