Blood Transfusion Services (BTS) is the vital part of the modern health care system without which efficient medical care is impossible. It is a complex organisation requiring careful designing and management. The aim of a Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) is to provide effective blood and blood components, which are as safe as possible and adequate to meet the patients need. Our department uses stringent quality control protocols to ensure timely supply of the safest possible blood and blood components. We also make a stringent quality control policy which is compliant to all existing statutory provisions of the Drugs and cosmetic act 1940 and amendments, other directives from Drug Controller General of India, National Blood Policy, NACO guidelines on HIV screening and NABH guidelines. Blood is carefully screened for transfusion transmitted infections (HBsAg, HBcAb, HCV, HIV I& II- using ELISA Technology along with RPR and Malarial Antigen Testing).
We receive the donors for blood donation with a warm welcome. Well-trained staff does donor screening, while Donor privacy and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
The advantages of leukoreduction include:
Therapeutic Plasma exchange is available for Neurology, Nephrology & Oncology cases.
Therapeutic plasma exchange in ABO mismatch Liver and Kidney Transplants The bags also contain a sample pouch, which diverts first 15-30 ml of blood that is used for testing. This has significantly reduced bacterial contamination of blood products.
The sterile connecting device has made it possible for us to provide blood components in parts for fulfilling Pediatric Transfusion requirements. The various components are prepared in our Blood component preparation laboratory.
Fully automatic component separation facility :
Venkateshwar Hospital in Sector 18, Dwarka, New Delhi, has a dedicated Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre. The department provides blood and blood-component services, donor screening, component preparation, apheresis, immuno-haematology testing and transfusion support for patients across different medical and surgical specialities.
The Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre provides blood and blood components, apheresis, plateletpheresis), NAT-based donor screening, compatibility testing, immuno-haematology investigations and therapeutic plasma exchange for selected patients.
The Blood Centre at Venkateshwar Hospital prepares different blood components, including leucodepleted packed red blood cells (PRBC), fresh frozen plasma (FFP), cryoprecipitate and random donor platelet concentrates (RDPC). Apheresis services for platelets, plasma and red cells are also available.
Venkateshwar Hospital screens donated blood for transfusion-transmitted infections. The Blood Centre lists screening for HIV I & II, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and malaria, along with Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) for enhanced viral screening of blood donors.
Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) is a blood-screening method that detects genetic material from certain viruses rather than relying only on the body’s antibody response. Venkateshwar Hospital uses NAT as part of donor blood screening for HIV-1, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Yes. NAT is listed among the transfusion medicine services at Venkateshwar Hospital. It is used for viral screening of blood donors and supplements conventional serological testing to strengthen transfusion safety.
Blood component therapy involves giving a patient the specific component of blood that is clinically required rather than necessarily transfusing whole blood. Components may include red blood cells, platelets, plasma or cryoprecipitate. The component required depends on the patient’s medical condition and clinical assessment.
Apheresis is a procedure in which blood is processed through specialised equipment to separate and collect a particular component, while other components can be returned to the donor or patient as appropriate. Venkateshwar Hospital has an automated apheresis platform and lists platelet, plasma and red-cell apheresis services.
Yes. Venkateshwar Hospital’s Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre has a fully automated apheresis platform for plateletpheresis. Platelet components are provided according to clinical requirements and transfusion medicine protocols.
Leukodepleted blood components have most white blood cells removed before transfusion. Venkateshwar Hospital uses blood bags with prestorage leukoreduction filters and also lists leukodepleted cellular blood components among its transfusion services.
Leukoreduction reduces the number of white blood cells in a blood component. Venkateshwar Hospital lists benefits including prevention of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions and HLA allo-immunisation, along with reducing transmission risk associated with certain lymphotropic viruses.
Therapeutic plasma exchange is a procedure in which a patient’s plasma is removed and replaced with an appropriate replacement fluid. It may be used for selected medical conditions after specialist evaluation. Venkateshwar Hospital provides therapeutic plasma exchange for specified neurology, nephrology, oncology cases and gastroenterology cases (liver transplant cases)
Yes. Therapeutic plasma exchange is available at Venkateshwar Hospital for selected neurology, nephrology and oncology cases. The Blood Centre also provides therapeutic plasma exchange in specified ABO-mismatched liver transplant settings.
Compatibility testing helps determine whether donor blood is suitable for a particular recipient before transfusion. Venkateshwar Hospital’s Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre provides blood grouping and compatibility testing along with specialised immuno-haematology investigations.
The Blood Centre provides ABO and Rh blood grouping using gel-card techniques. It also lists newborn grouping, extended Rh and Kell grouping and other specialised immuno-haematology investigations.
The Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) and Indirect Antiglobulin Test (IAT) are immuno-haematology tests used to investigate antibodies associated with red blood cells. Venkateshwar Hospital lists both DAT and IAT among the specialised laboratory services provided by its Blood Centre.
Yes. The Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre provides Type & Screen testing along with extended red-cell phenotyping, antibody-related investigations and compatibility testing to support safe transfusion planning.
Yes. The Blood Centre uses a sterile connecting device that enables blood components to be prepared in smaller aliquots for paediatric transfusion requirements. The appropriate blood component and quantity are determined according to the child’s clinical needs and body weight.
Venkateshwar Hospital’s Blood Centre receives blood donors and performs donor screening before donation. Pre-test counselling is undertaken to identify individuals who may need to be deferred, while donor privacy and confidentiality are maintained.
Before blood donation, trained staff assess the donor’s eligibility and conduct appropriate screening. Venkateshwar Hospital also provides pre-test counselling to identify and defer high-risk donors in accordance with applicable blood-donation and transfusion protocols.
Donated blood is screened to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections and support patient safety. Venkateshwar Hospital combines infection screening, donor assessment, quality-control measures and NAT-based viral testing as part of its transfusion medicine services.
Yes. Venkateshwar Hospital lists therapeutic plasma exchange for selected ABO-mismatched liver and kidney transplant cases among its Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre services. Whether the procedure is required depends on the transplant protocol and specialist assessment.
Immuno-haematology is the branch of transfusion medicine concerned with blood groups, antibodies and compatibility between donor and recipient blood. It plays an important role in transfusion safety. Venkateshwar Hospital provides specialised immuno-haematology testing through its Blood Centre.
The Transfusion Medicine & Blood Centre is located at Venkateshwar Hospital, Sector 18, Dwarka, New Delhi. Patients and donors can contact the hospital for information regarding blood-centre services, donation and transfusion-related requirements.
