Blood transfusion is a philosophy of sharing & caring on the basis of understanding in depth the call of
humanity crying for compassion and respect.
Blood transfusion envisages many activities which are very critical for saving life of a patient. Collection
of blood from healthy donors, testing for various diseases, processing for preparing different components, testing for compatibility,
storage in ideal conditions and distributing for transfusion are the main functions of a Blood Bank. Each step needs utmost
care to ensure safe and uneventful blood transfusion.
The aim of blood transfusion is to correct a documented deficiency of blood or it's components that will not
respond to other modes of treatment and provide the patient with life support in the absence of safer alternatives.
The potential benefits of blood transfusion should always be weighed against the risks involved. All blood transfusions
have inherent hazards inspite of taking best of precautions.
Blood transfusions are used to treat many types of anaemia ( lack of red cells ), and to replace blood loss
in accidents and during surgery.The recent ability to separate various components of blood, has largely helped in making blood
transfusion more efficacious, safe , judicious and cost effective .
The efficacy of blood transfusion is dependent upon an accurate assessment of the patient's need, the appropriate
choice of blood component and the conscientious monitoring of it's effects.
