The Blood Research Laboratory was built in 1985, after 20 years of development, it has accumulated a certain foundation for the research of blood group serology and transfusion infectious diseases. There are 8 laboratories with more than 60 sets of complete supporting instruments and equipments worth more than 1 million dollars. There are 8 professional technicians, including 4 senior technicians, 2 intermediate technicians and 2 junior technicians, which is a high-level technical team in blood group and blood transfusion infectious disease detection. It is capable of detecting and researching blood cell antigens and blood transfusion infectious diseases at cellular level and molecular biology level, and has undertaken and completed two scientific research projects in Chengdu City and many other projects. In 2001, it won the second and third prizes of Chengdu Science and Technology Progress Achievement Award. The routine tests carried out for hospital services are as follows;
1. ABO blood group identification, including difficult blood matching and irregular antibody testing
2. genetic testing of ABO blood groups and subtypes
3. testing of hemolytic disease in newborn babies
4. testing of Rh(D)-negative blood, and the establishment of Rh(D)-negative blood donor files
5. leukocyte antibody testing.5. Leukocyte antibody testing
6. Genetic testing of HLA-A, B, DR in hematopoietic stem cell donors
7. Platelet antibody testing
8. Genetic testing and mating of platelet antigens
9. Genetic testing of ankylosing spondylitis-related gene HLA-B27
10. Nucleic acid testing of HBV, HCV, and HIV viruses
12. and HIV nucleic acid testing
Now, the Blood Research Laboratory is applying to become a key medical laboratory in Chengdu. With the support of the government, the Blood Research Laboratory will develop rapidly and make greater contributions to the blood transfusion business in Chengdu. The Laboratory is the key department for blood testing and quality control in Chengdu Blood Center. Its main function is to strictly implement the "Requirements for Health Examination of Blood Donors" and the "Basic Standards of Blood Stations", and complete the testing of HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV, syphilis, ALT, blood type and other items of donor's blood in a timely manner and with good quality and quantity, so as to ensure the timely, safe and effective use of blood for clinical purposes.
The quality of blood is the life of blood center. In order to better ensure the quality of blood tests, the Department of Laboratory Medicine is equipped with two sets of fully automated sampler AT+2, one RSP 150 and three sets of fully automated enzyme analyzer FAME, which realize the automation of the tests of blood items such as HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV, syphilis, ALT, and blood group. The Department of Laboratory has used the quality control products of the Ministry of Health Pro-Test Center for indoor quality control of HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti-HIV, syphilis and other items, and participated in the inter-room quality assessment of the Ministry of Health Pro-Test Center, the Sichuan Province Pro-Test Center and the Shanghai Municipal Blood Center. The Laboratory has also established and seriously implemented the ISO9000 quality management system.
The Department of Laboratory Medicine carries out the testing of each blood specimen meticulously with rigorous work style, good business quality and excellent operation skills to ensure the safety of clinical blood transfusion. In order to meet the needs of clinical blood, the staff of the Laboratory Department give full play to their service functions, give up holiday breaks, regardless of day and night, on call, and dutifully and timely completion of the blood testing work. The department has a pending bank and a finished product bank, and has built a Rh (-) rare blood type bank. Its main work is to receive blood collected by the Citizen Blood Donation Section and the Machine Laboratory. The blood is warehoused, pending examination, triaged, packaged, screened, labeled, stored and sent to medical units.
The main varieties in the inventory are: whole blood, red blood cell suspension, washed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, ordinary frozen plasma, cold precipitation, platelets (mainly machine-collected platelets). Work on deleucocytized blood and irradiated blood is actively underway and will soon provide safer and more efficient blood products for medical units.
In order to reduce blood transfusion reactions and transfusion infectious diseases, improve the efficacy of blood transfusion, rationally utilize the valuable blood source, and achieve rational and scientific use of blood. We will vigorously publicize and promote the use of blood components, and implement 24-hour service, and regularly deliver blood free of charge to district (city) and county blood banks and some hospitals, and implement high-quality and efficient services. Chengdu Blood Center has 11 technicians in the Component Division, which has advanced equipments and facilities such as the domestic leading large-capacity centrifuge, M115 red blood cell washing machine, aseptic connecting machine, low-temperature operation cabinet, etc. The Division prepares blood products such as red blood cell suspensions, washed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, ordinary frozen plasma, cold precipitation, etc., which is suitable for the patients with allergic reactions after the input of whole blood or plasma, patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, patients with immune deficiency syndromes, and patients with immunodeficiency syndromes. anemia patients, immunodeficiency syndrome patients, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura patients and children with hemophilia, severe burns, bleeding after surgery and other clinical treatments, we will ensure the supply and quality of component blood for the purpose of meeting the needs of patients to meet the clinical use of blood.