Capability evaluation of transfusion compatibility tests for blood transfusion departments in Dalian,2012 / 国际检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To standardize the detection procedure and improve the detection ability through the capability evaluation of transfusion compatibility tests for blood transfusion departments in Dalian .Methods Both on‐site inspection and external quality assessment(EQA) were used .The items of on‐site inspection consisted of equipments ,reagents ,tests ,operating instructions and re‐cords .EQA included ABO grouping ,Rh(D) grouping ,antibody screening and crossmatching .Results 42 of 62 blood transfusion departments were qualified .Only one was unqualified in on‐site inspection because antibody screening were not carried out .The un‐qualified ratio of second‐class hospitals′ EQA was the highest (42 .3% ) .The coincidence rates of antibody screening and crossmatching were 82 .0% and 77 .4% respectively ,while those of ABO grouping and Rh(D) grouping was 100 .0% .Conclusion Relatively fixed staffing in laboratories and continual training was important for the improvement of transfusion compatibility tests .