Implementation of a blood bank generated tube for second blood group determination: Challenges, yield, and cost.
Noora ObaidallahHelen DownieConnie ColavecchiaJeannie L CallumYulia LinPublished in: Transfusion (2022)
Second blood group determination using the blood bank supplied tan top tube did not increase the number of WBIT events detected but ensured an independent sample draw. A minimal incremental cost of implementing the tan top tube was noted with no delay in transfusions or procedures.