An experience of the introduction of a blood bank automation system (Ortho AutoVue Innova) in a regional acute hospital

摘要

This paper reports on an evaluation of the introduction of a blood bank automation system (Ortho AutoVue (R) Innova) in a hospital blood bank by considering the performance and workflow as compared with manual methods. The turnaround time was found to be 45% faster than the manual method. The concordance rate was found to be 100% for both ABO/Rh(D) typing and antibody screening in both of the systems and there was no significant difference in detection sensitivity for clinically significant antibodies. The Ortho AutoVue (R) Innova automated blood banking system streamlined the routine pre-transfusion testing in hospital blood bank with high throughput, equivalent sensitivity and reliability as compared with conventional manual method. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.