title: The impact of a gel system on routine work in a general hospital blood bank.
abstract: The gel system has been reported to be more sensitive and specific than the conventional tube indirect antiglobulin test (IAT) for antibody screening. However, a major concern about the gel system is its cost. A cost analysis study was therefore conducted at our hospital. The gel system costs more than the conventional tube IAT per test; however, the total staff and reagent costs per year were about equal, because of staff savings. Workload and cost per patient requiring blood were reduced using the gel system.
authors.affiliation: Haematology Section, Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cheng