The impact of a gel system on routine work in a general hospital blood bank.
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.
Chan
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Haematology Section, Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong.
Wong
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Chui
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Wong
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Cheng
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