State-of-the-art Transfusion Medicine and Blood Centre department of Balco Medical Centre is equipped with the facilities of modern blood banking, 100 % blood components, donor and therapeutic apheresis, Immunohematology, Leucodepletion and Irradiation facilities run by a team of dedicated Transfusion Medicine specialist and technicians. The department has modern blood banking with 100% blood component facility through automated blood component extractor. Available blood components are Packed Red cells, Platelet Concentrate, Fresh frozen plasma, Cryoprecipitate & Buffy Coat.
Apheresis Facilities:
Donor apheresis:
- Plateletpheresis for single donor platelet (SDP) collection
- Plasma apheresis
- Haematopoitic Stem Cell Apheresis (for Bone marrow transplantation)
- Leukapheresis (Granulocyte collection)
Therapeutic apheresis:
- Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE)
- Therapeutic Leukapheresis
- Therapeutic Red Cell Exchange (RCE) - Erythrocytapheresis
- Haematopoitic Stem Cell Apheresis (HSCT)
Immunohaematology Services:
- Red Cell Antigen Phenotyping
- Antibody screening & identification
- Coombs testing (DCT & ICT)
- Resolution of:
- Incompatible cross match
- ABO discrepancies
- Transfusion reactions
- DCT positive cases
Additional services:
- Facilitation of Intrauterine transfusion (IUT) procedures for severe HDFN (Hemolytic Disease of Fetus and Newborn)
- Therapeutic phlebotomy
- Leucoreduction of blood components
- Irradiation of blood components
Our Experts
Dr. Neelesh Jain
Transfusion Medicine & Blood Bank Services
Dr. Neelesh Jain
