COMPATIBILITY SERVICES PROVIDED BY UNITED BLOOD SERVICES

Contracted Services

Several United Blood Services centers provide compatibility testing services for transfusion facilities that do not or choose not to perform their own compatibility testing for units they transfuse. This is a process that requires completion of a checklist prior to signing the testing agreement to provide these services. The transfusion facility must have policies and procedures defined that cover the pre-analytical and post-analytical transfusion related processes and ensure that appropriate regulations and transfusion standards set by the AABB are met.

If your facility is interested in these services, please contact your blood center to determine if this is an option in your area.

Part of the contracted information is contained in the following document which defines the responsibilities of United Blood Services as the Transfusion Service and the facility as the Transfusing entity:

Transfusion Service Guidelines (Download BS 835)