by Saluja GP, Singal GL
The book “Standard Operating Procedures and Regulatory Guidelines BLOOD BANKING” incorporates all the aspects of blood transfusion and describes the procedures involved with checking the quality and safety of the blood donated for transfusion. The first section of the book focuses on standard operating procedures that routine blood bank practices including donor selection, phlebotomy procedure, sample collection, haemoglobin testing, component preparation, blood grouping, screening for the transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs), compatibility testing, storage of blood/blood components, apheresis, labeling, issue and transport of blood units, transfusion of the right blood to the right patient, quality control/assurance, equipment maintenance and bio-waste disposal. In addition, the second section deals with the regulatory guidelines including the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945, NACO guidelines for the safety of blood/blood components and procedural details as well as various documents required for processing of application for grant of license under the said Act to operate the blood banks.
