by L. Sutor, M.D., MBA, Vice President of Medical and Technical Services, Carter BloodCare Confusion frequently arises over the different notifications received from the blood center regarding blood components under suspicion. This article will attempt toRead more

by Laurie J Sutor, MD, MBA The 31st edition of AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services went into effect on April 1, 2018. There were several changes and additions of note, a fewRead more

by G. Paranjape, M.D., Medical Director of Clinical Services, Carter BloodCare Carter BloodCare used to perform quality control of apheresis platelets for bacteria by using a test called eBDS. This test allowed us to have aRead more

A step-by-step instructional video on how to complete the Carter BloodCare Crossmatch Account Services Request form.

by Geeta Paranjape, MD Background The reported rates of septic transfusion reactions from platelets vary from 1/100,000 by passive surveillance to 1/10,000 by active surveillance when testing with primary culture alone. Surveillance data on platelets storedRead more