Transfusion Medicine

Transfusion Medicine Hospital

Blood and its components are collected, tested, processed, stored, and transfused by the specialist to a patient in need. All these processes come under the specialised branch called transfusion medicine. It guarantees that patients who require blood products—whether for cancer treatment, trauma, childbirth, surgery, or long-term conditions like anemia—have access to safe and suitable blood products available all the time. At Manipal Hospital Ghaziabad, we have a dedicated department that takes care of the blood requirements of the patients who are undergoing treatment. To put it simply, the lifeline department ensures that the blood supply is secure, efficient, and accessible for all medical requirements.

Transfusion Medicine Treatment in Ghaziabad

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Why Manipal?

At Manipal Hospital Ghaziabad, we have a team of highly qualified transfusion medicine specialists who can handle complex procedures with ease. We offer first-rate facilities, speciality labs, and a blood bank with highly qualified staff, including technicians and nurses. Our staff ensure that patients receive complete care, and the hospital often convenes interdepartmental meetings, such as hospital transfusion committee meetings, to improve information for better treatments.

Patients Who Commonly Need Transfusion Medicine Support

Trauma and Accident Victims

Patients with massive bleeding from accidents or falls require emergency transfusion of red blood cells, plasma, and platelets.

Surgical Patients

Major surgeries (cardiac, orthopedic, organ transplant, etc.) often result in blood loss, transfusions help maintain adequate blood volume and oxygen delivery.

Pregnant Women & New Mothers

For conditions like: Postpartum hemorrhage, placenta previa or abruption, anemia during pregnancy and Rh-negative mothers may need anti-D immunoglobulin to prevent complications.

Cancer Patients

Chemotherapy or radiation often causes: low red blood cells (anemia), and low platelets (thrombocytopenia). Transfusions help prevent fatigue, bleeding, and infections.

Blood Disorder Patients

Conditions like: Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia, Aplastic anemia, Hemophilia and other clotting disorders require regular or on-demand transfusions of red cells, plasma, or clotting factors.

Liver or Kidney Disease Patients

These patients may suffer from coagulation disorders or anemia. Plasma or platelet transfusions are often needed before procedures or during bleeding episodes.

Heart and Lung Disease Patients

Low hemoglobin levels affect oxygen transport. Transfusions help patients with heart failure, COPD, or post-cardiac surgery

Neonates and Preterm Babies

May need exchange transfusion for jaundice (neonatal hyperbilirubinemia) or small volume RBC transfusions for anemia of prematurity.

Organ or Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

Need precisely matched blood to avoid rejection, and may also need platelets and plasma during conditioning or recovery.

Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Apheresis

For autoimmune or neurological disorders (like Guillain-Barre, myasthenia gravis). The treatment involves plasma exchange or leukapheresis — managed by transfusion medicine specialists

Facilities & Services

What Does Transfusion Medicine Involve?

Blood Donation & Collection

Managing blood donation drives and ensuring safe and voluntary blood donation.

Blood Testing

Screening donated blood for infections (like HIV, Hepatitis B/C, syphilis, malaria) and testing for blood type (ABO, Rh) and crossmatching to ensure compatibility.

Component Separation

One unit of blood is separated into:

Red blood cells (RBCs) – for anemia or blood loss

Plasma – for clotting disorders

Platelets – for cancer patients or low platelet count

Cryoprecipitate – for bleeding disorders

Storage & Inventory Management

Ensures blood and components are stored at correct temperatures and available on demand. Maintains stock levels for emergency, elective, and routine use.

Transfusion Support

Provides transfusion for surgeries, trauma, burns, cancer, obstetric cases, etc.

Transplant and Stem Cell Support

Coordinate blood matching for organ/bone marrow transplants. Collects and prepares stem cells or HLA-matched platelets when needed.

Monitoring & Hemovigilance

Tracks adverse reactions to transfusions and ensures safe practices and patient outcomes.