OVERVIEW:
The Department of Transfusion Medicine is well equipped with all facilities to fulfill the requirements for Patient care and Post Graduate education. The department consists of a Professor, to Immudohaematology, cellular therapy, A pheresis technology and clinical transfusion services. The Blood Centre which is the mainstay of the Departmental service has the facility for preparing various blood components such as Packed Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Platelet concentrates and Cryoprecipitate which are essential for anemia correction and correction of bleeding and clotting disorders respectively. Equipment to prepare and store the mentioned components is present. Voluntary blood donors are thoroughly examined by the Medical Officers, before blood donation and the collection process is performed by adequately trained staff. The collected blood is screened for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Malaria and Syphilis by automated methods, with latest update dragnet kits, so as to render the blood product absolutely safe for transfusion.. A pheresis procedure is performed to prepare Single Donor Platelets, as well as Stem Cells. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange is also done thereby increasing the department’s patient care capabilities. Stringent well documented Quality Control measures are followed on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure blood product safety. Dedicated Faculty and competent technical staff strive hard to ensure total quality management. There is also a library cum seminar room and research lab for academic activities. Besides, a coagulation analyser for performing various tests for coagulation is also available. Thus the department provides various patient oriented services as well as has an ideal learning and training environment for those doctors who wish to pursue an MD course in Transfusion Medicine considering the need for such specialists in the country.
Department mail id: bloodbank.smc@saveetha.com
FACILITIES:
SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY BLOOD DONOR CLUB
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Introduction:
Blood donation should be a purely voluntary act, by the blood donor.
Why are blood the need of the hour?
Every year our nation requires about 5 crore units of blood, out of which only a meagre 2.5 crore units of blood are available.
Every two seconds someone needs blood.
One unit of life can help save three people’s lives.
We, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, launched the Blood Donor club “ SAV(E) LIFE” , in the year 2019.
The objective is to help people in and around, round the clock for 365 days. We follow the policy of any group anywhere any time. Our student, volunteers willingly donate blood to the needy whenever the situation calls.
The aim of our Blood Donor club is to make the students of SIMATS aware about the importance of Blood donation, during the golden hours and also to mitigate the myths and hesitancy about the blood donation in the minds of our students. This would promote a sense of internally generated sense of altruism and community responsibility among our students. It is important to introduce the subject of blood donation into schools as part of science and civic studies. The young are potential donors.
Life is the most precious and it is an irretrievable one. Our students have always risen to the occasion and have rendered timely help as in the following emergency cases There is no short cuts to effective recruitment programming. The only way to achieve good results is to approach the task systematically and professionally. The work of our blood donor club in recruiting the student donor is essentially progressive and active. The challenge is ever present.
Our mission
To provide a common platform for all those who have a zeal to save lives by donating blood.
Our Vision
Safe Blood transfusion at the golden hour.
IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY LAB
1. Blood Grouping and Rh typing by Column agglutination technology
2. Anti human globulin testing by Column agglutination technology
3. Unexpected Antibody Screening and identification
4. Antibody Titre
BLOOD COMPONENT LAB
1. Preparation of Blood Components (Packed Red Blood Cells, Fresh frozen Plasma, Platelet concentrate and Cryoprecipitate)
2. Platelet rich plasma preparation (wound healing and hair fall treatment) for Dermatology & cosmetology, Orthopedics, General surgery and Plastic surgery.
3. Autologous serum therapy for chronic urticaria
4. Platelet rich fibrin preparation for wound healing.
APHERESIS UNIT
Donor Apheresis
Single Donor Platelets
Stem Cell harvesting
Leukapheresis
2. Therapeutic Apheresis:
Plasmapheresis / Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
Red cell Exchange
COAGULATION LAB
Fully automated coagulation analyzer.
BLOOD DONATION ROOM
1. Whole Blood donation
2. Therapeutic Phlebotomy.
TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS LAB
All blood units collected is screened for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Malaria and Syphilis by Chemiluminiscent Immunoassays method (CLIA).
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMME
Voluntary blood donation camps
TEAM TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
Dr. VINOD KUMAR PANICKER M.B.B.S, MD.
PROFESSOR
ORCHID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1760-740X
SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8726563100
RESEARCH GATE LINK: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vinod-Panicker-3
NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS : 25
Dr. HARI HARAN. A., M.B.B.S., MD.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Mail id: drhari01@gmail.com
ORCHID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2452-0575
SCOPUS ID https://www.scopus.com/dashboard.uri?origin=searchbasic&zone=TopNavBar#
RESEARCH GATE LINK: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hari-Haran-52
He has got GOLD MEDAL in MD immunohematology and Blood Transfusion.
He is a lifetime member of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine
He is also the lifetime member of Indian Society of immunohematology and Blood Transfusion. Medicine
Areas of interest: Apheresis, Cellular therapy and Regenerative Medicine.
NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: 1 National and 3 International
Dr. SURESH KUMAR. I M.B.B.S, MD.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MAIL ID: sureshiyyapan.sk@gmail.com
ORCHID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9230-820X
SCOPUS ID
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RESEARCH GATE LINK: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suresh-Kumar-279
He has completed his MD from JIPMER (Institute of National Importance)
He has hands on experiences on several therapeutic apheresis procedures, hematopoietic stem cell collection and cryopreservation.
He is a lifetime member of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine
NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: 1 National and 1 International
AREAS OF INTEREST: Immunohematology, Apheresis and Regenerative medicine
Dr. HEMAMALINI. N.V M.B.B.S, DCP.
TUTOR/BLOOD BANK MEDICAL OFFICER
ORCHID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6098-1248
SCOPUS ID https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorid=56394664500
RESEARCH GATE LINK https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nv-Malini
She has got 10 years of experience in immunohematology and blood banking and 7 years of experience in hospital inventory management.
She had been instrumental in planning and execution of blood component services in SMCH blood centre and also oversees the licensing procedures in blood centre.
She is incharge of Saveetha university blood donor club.
NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: 3 National
Areas of interest: Coagulation studies and Inventory management.