RED BLOOD CELLS, WASHED, IRRADIATED (103) BLOOD PRODUCT (66)

Name	Value
NAME	RED BLOOD CELLS, WASHED, IRRADIATED
ABBREVIATION	WC/I
IDENTIFIER	COMPONENT/DERIVATIVE
PATIENT/PRODUCT ABO	MUST BE COMPATIBLE
PATIENT/PRODUCT RH	MUST BE COMPATIBLE
PATIENT/PRODUCT REQUIREMENT	CROSSMATCH
VOLUME (ml)	175
CAN BE REQUESTED	YES
PATIENT SPECIMEN AGE ALLOWED	48
IS ISBT128	NO (This is a Codabar product type)
DESCRIPTION	CODE 04800
ASSOCIATED DIVISION
SYNONYM	IRRADIATED WASHED CELLS
TESTS TO CHECK	HGB SPECIMEN: BLOOD > OR < TEST VALUE: >10 HCT SPECIMEN: BLOOD > OR < TEST VALUE: >30
REQUISITION INSTRUCTIONS	1-SF518 per unit requested. Use of irradiated products is generally restricted to immuno- compromised patients, i.e. transplants, etc. Collect 15 ml blood in red stoppered tube. New specimen required after 48 hours. Specimen label must contain patient's full name & SSN. Use for patient's suffering febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions OR patients suffering from severe renal failure undergoing surgery.