American Cancer Care Blood Centre in Vijayawada

The American Cancer Care Blood Centre is a state-of-the-art, 24-hour facility that offers the entire spectrum of services from blood collection to testing, component separation, storage and meticulous Quality Assurance + Quality Control for blood components. Its services are organised according to functional areas, each handled by skilled and experienced staff. The centre uses state-of-the-art equipment for the preparation of blood units without contamination, effective storage of platelets, automated blood grouping and cross matching, screening for antibodies, separation and storage of blood components, preservation of clotting factors, testing for transfusion transmitted infection, and ensuring the quality of donated blood and blood components.

State of the art Infrastructure & Technology in Vijayawada

At Our Centre, some of the infrastructure and technology are:

1. Well equipped with automated blood collection monitors for whole blood collection and state of the art – apheresis technology for plateletpheresis using Spectra Optia (to perform Therapeutic Apheresis and Peripheral Blood Stem cell collection.)
2. Automated Bio-Rad Analyser using gel card technology for Blood Grouping & Typing, cross matching and Antibody screen
3. 100% component separation facility by Refrigerated centrifuge, automated component separators and with Leucofiltration facility.
4. Blood Bank Refrigerators, Deep freezers and platelet agitators with appropriate temperature to store various components.

Individual Donor units are screened for transfusion-transmissible infections such as HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and malaria, using the advanced Abbott Architect i1000SR system.

Blood collection in Vijayawada

The American Cancer Care Blood Centre donor complex has facilities for anonymous and directed donations and remains open throughout the day. Counsellors are available to talk to donors before and after donation. Blood is collected only from voluntary donors who satisfy our stringent selection criteria and after proper screening tests for infectious diseases. ACC blood Centre meets all standards set by the state authorities, WHO and the American Association of Blood Banks. The department also has the facility to register donors for an emergency panel to meet requirements when there are shortages and specific blood-group requirements.

Component separation in Vijayawada

Blood component separation enables optimum utilisation of a scarce resource and promotes rational use of blood. The various blood components available are packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate and cryoprecipitate

Transfusion-transmitted infection screening in Vijayawada

All donor units are screened for transfusion-transmissible infections such as HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and malaria, using the advanced Abbott Architect i1000SR system. We do viral Screening by ECLIA in Vijayawada

Aphaeresis in Vijayawada

Aphaeresis is the process of collecting a particular blood component from a donor to use in a patient for therapy. Single Donor Plasma, Single Donor Platelets, Granulocytopheresis, Leucopheresis, Stem Cell Extraction procedures were performed around the clock. ACC Blood Centre is the only Centre in Vijayawada to provide 24-hour Plasmapheresis services for neurological, rheumatological, nephrological and haematological conditions.

Leuco-filtration of blood components in Vijayawada

Removal of leucocytes (a type of white blood cell) from blood components has been shown to minimise reactions to transfused blood, HLA alloimmunization and platelet refractoriness in multi-transfused patients, and prevent transmission of leuco-tropic viruses such as EBV and CMV. This is especially important considering the rising incidence of haematological cancer patients who require multiple blood transfusions.

Facilities to assure safe blood and blood components in Vijayawada

The American Cancer Care Blood Centre facility uses advanced equipment to assure patients of safe blood and blood components.

1. The Bio-Rad semi-automated grouping and cross matching system is used for antibody screening and direct and indirect Coomb’s tests.
2. Platelet incubators and agitators are used to store platelets at a temperature of 22oC and agitate them constantly to avoid platelet aggregation.
3. The refrigerated centrifuge separates Thermo Scientific Cryofuge 16 blood components from whole blood effectively.
4. Thermo Scientific Plasma freezers (-40, -80) maintain the potency of clotting factors.
5. The Spectra optia by Terumo Automatic Extractor automatically separates components and helps to harvest high-quality blood products.
6. The Horriba 9 part fully-automated haematology cell counter is used to check RBC, WBC, contamination, haemoglobin and platelet count (before plateletpheresis).
7. The ABBOTT fully-automated, transfusion-transmitted, infection testing system helps to prevent transmission of infection.

Key Specialties in Vijayawada

1. Referral centre for analysis of any blood group discrepancies
2. Pre-Operative Haemodilution Autologous Blood transfusion.
3. Reliable testing of blood for Transfusion Transmitted Diseases with meticulous Quality Assurance + Quality Control.
4. In-Depth knowledge to clarify blood group discrepancies.
5. Only centre to supply components during the night.
6. 24 hrs apheresis. (Platelet concentrate) available
7. Knowledge bank for Blood Bank services and processes, where a lot of other Blood Banks in the city seek help and guidance.
8. Sensitive cross – matching procedure using Gel-Column Technology
9. Reliable & Prompt Result round the clock
10. Excellent diagnostic and support service
11. High standards of treatment and care
12. Proven track record in supplying safe and effective blood and blood products observing highest standards
13. Supply of rare and Negative Blood Groups
14. Management of Critical cases – we cater to all emergency / trauma cases – Fresh Blood Transfusions
15. Consistent rapport and attention to all patients and Patient attendants round the clock
16. Exemplary crisis management

Innovations in Vijayawada

1. Blood grouping & Rh typing is done using full panel of antisera by forward and reverse technique
2. Screening by ECLIA technique using automated systems (reporting in one hour)
3. Cross matching for multiple blood units was done by checker board technique with saline, Enzyme & Coombs cross – match
4. Plasma apheresis by automated techniques was made available
5. Platelet concentrates by apheresis using cell separator was made available
6. Detection confirmation of Bombay Phenotypes and other Blood group variants
7. Emergency screening made available
8. Washed RBC made available for thalassaemics with transfusion facility
9. HLA typing & Cross matching available for transplant cases with a novel and legal reporting format
10. Only Blood Bank in Vijayawada where blood screening and Anti Body Identification is available round the clock (Critical for Trauma cases/ Cases requiring massive Transfusion of fresh blood)
11. The only Blood Bank in Vijayawada with know how to carry out stem cell preparation and storage and capacity to support BMT Patients

Support Services in Vijayawada

Counselling / empathesing with the attendant’s / HIV detection / carriers – patient counseling.

Services in Vijayawada

1. Blood management for Polycythemia Patient
2. Blood management for Thalassemia Patient
3. Blood management for Sickle Cell Anemia Patients
4. Massive transfusion protocol Management
5. CLIA for screening viral markers (HIV, HBV, HCV, SYPHILIS)

Blood centre (Blood Bank) in Vijayawada

1. Whole blood
2. Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBC)
3. Platelet Concentrates (RDP)
4. Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
5. Cryoprecipitate
6. Cryo Poor plasma (CPP)
7. Platelet rich plasma (PRP)

Immuno Hematology in Vijayawada

1. Gel card Compatibility Testing (High sensitive)
2. Direct Coombs Test (DCT)
3. Indirect Coombs Test (ICT)
4. Thermal Amplitude Test (Type of Auto Antibody)
5. Red cell Antibody Identification
6. Identification and Resolving of Blood Group Discrepancy
7. Leucoreduction (Leucofiltration) for Blood Components
8. Washing of PRBC
9. PRP gel preparation
10. PRP preparation

Apheresis in Vijayawada

1. Single Donor Platelets
2. Single Donor Plasma
3. Leucapheresis –(Therapeutic)
4. Stem Cells Extraction and Enumeration by Flowcytometry
5. Plasmapheresis (Therapeutic Plasma Exchange)
6. Mononuclear cells for donor lymphocyte infusions
7. Plasma reduction
8. Red blood cell reduction
9. Cell enrichment and Depletion procedures
10. Flow cytometry (CD 34+ cell enumeration, CD 3+ cell enumeration, and viability)
11. Electronically monitored 24/7 blood products storage freezers.