Blood Bank
Dr. Kishore Kumar M.D
Blood Bank Medical Officer (I/C)
GMCH, Pudukkottai
Phone : 9566156966
Email : [email protected]
Blood bank was started way back in 1991 at Old Government Headquarters hospital, Pudukkottai. Initially issued only whole blood to patients. Then in 2003, a separate storage point was setup in Government Raaniyaar hospital (OG unit). In 2003, was our Blood Bank was awarded abs best Blood bank in Tamil Nadu by the Government of Tamil Nadu. In 2015, component separation of whole blood was started and patients were given blood components like Packed Red cell, Platelet concentrate and fresh frozen Plasma separately instead of whole blood. July 2017, the blood bank was shifted to Medical college hospital and functioning till date.
Staff: One Medical Officer, One staff nurse/ shift for three shifts and two Lab technicians.
IMPORTANT SERVICES PROVIDED
- Blood grouping typing
- Cross matching / Compatibility testing
- Direct and indirect coombs test
- Haemoglobin estimation
- Screening for transfusion transmitted diseases
AVERAGE YEARLY STATISTICS
| S.No | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Camps | 50 | Total camps | 29 | Total camps | 43 |
| 2 | Total Collection | 2738 | Total Collection | 2339 | Total Collection | 3523 |
| 3 | Issue | - | Issue | - | Issue | - |
| 4 | Whole blood | 1889 | Whole blood | 1419 | Whole blood | 1264 |
| 5 | Packed red cell | 633 | Packed red cell | 915 | Packed red cell | 2262 |
| 6 | Platelet concentrate | 242 | Platelet concentrate | 455 | Platelet concentrate | 543 |
| 7 | FFP | 624 | FFP | 546 | FFP | 1919 |
SEROPOSITIVE IDENTIFICATION
- 2018 -17 cases
- 2019 - 14 cases
- 2020 - 7 cases
SPECIAL BLOOD GROUPS
- Bombay O - 1 case identified in 2019 and transfused with Bombay O donor's blood
