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Results:

The total number of blood units collected in 2007 was 171169 from which 390636 units of components were prepared. The total number of discarded whole blood units and its components was 8968 (2.3%). Platelet concentrate recorded the highest of discard at 6%(3909) followed by whole blood at 3.7%(647), fresh frozen plasma (FFP) at 2.5%(2839), and cryoprecipitate at 2%(620). The rate of discarded packed red blood cells RBCs, plasma aphaeresis, and PLT aphaeresis was less than 1% at 0.6%(902), 0.6%(37), and 0.29%(14), respectively. RBC contamination of PLT and plasma were the major cause of discard at 40%(3558). Other causes include leakage (26%-2306), lipemia (25%-2208), and underweight (4%-353).

Conclusion:

Good donor selection, training and evaluation of the staff, as well as implementation of automation will help to improve processes and output of BTS. This would reduce …