The department of Transfusion Medicine and blood bank at The Mission Hospital, Durgapur provides services to support patients in need of blood and blood component therapy, cellular therapy, therapeutic apheresis, and specialized laboratory diagnostics.
The department collects whole blood and single donor platelets on voluntary and replacement (from relatives and friends of the patients only) basis. Strict donor selection criteria are followed to ensure good health to the donor and quality blood products. Good manufacturing practices and drug laws are strictly adhered to, ensuring quality in all facets of Transfusion services. All necessary precautions are taken to ensure safest possible blood for the patients.
The goal of the department is to supply safest possible blood components. The safety begins with diligent check of donor's medical history and physical examination. The tests for HIV 1 & 2, Hepatitis B & C, Malaria and Syphilis are done using best of technology and methods.
Facility & Services
The blood center endeavors that there is an adequate inventory of all blood types and blood components to meet the needs of the patients.
Services Offered:
1. Provision for blood and blood components:
Packed RBCs
FFP
Cryoprecipitate
Random donor platelets
Single donor apheresis platelets
Lab-side leukodepletion
2. Diagnostics:
Thromboelastography (TEG)
Antibody screening and identification
Extended RBC phenotype matching
Investigations for autoimmune disorders
Transfusion reactions work-up
Investigations of Hemolytic disease of fetus and newborn
3. Therapeutic:
Therapeutic plasma exchange
Therapeutic red cell exchange
Therapeutic leukocytapheresis
Therapeutic thrombocytaphereis
Therapeutic phlebotomy for polycythemia/ hemochromatosis
Autologous transfusion
Day care center for transfusion of thalassemia patients
Future Plan The Department of Transfusion Medicine, The Mission Hospital, Durgapur will introduce an additional layer of safety against transfusion transmitted infections by Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) in near future. The department will also provide services like
Stem cell harvest and cryopreservation
Blood irradiation
Granulocyte transfusion and donor lymphocyte infusion(DLI)
Intra-uterine Transfusion for Hemolytic Disease of fetus and newborn
Platelet cross-matching and anti-HLA antibody identification facilities
Contact us
Dr. Suvro Sankha Datta. MBBS.MD ( Transfusion Medicine ) Dr. Ipsita Nag. MBBS.DCP Consultant and HOD, Junior Consultant, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Bank Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Bank Email: suvro.datta@gmail.com Email: ipsitanag@gmail.com
