Setting Up a Transfusion Laboratory for Covid-19 Samples: An Experience from a New Teaching Hospital

University Putra Malaysia (UPM) Teaching Hospital or Hospital Pengajar UPM (HPUPM) is a new 400-bed teaching hospital that started operations in 2019 and initially did not manage COVID-19 patients. However, due to a surge of COVID-19 patients in Malaysia in 2021, HPUPM needs to manage COVID-19 patie...

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Published inMalaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences Vol. 18; no. s21; pp. 120 - 122
Main Authors Idris, Faridah, Wong, Ying Ying
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.12.2022
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Summary:University Putra Malaysia (UPM) Teaching Hospital or Hospital Pengajar UPM (HPUPM) is a new 400-bed teaching hospital that started operations in 2019 and initially did not manage COVID-19 patients. However, due to a surge of COVID-19 patients in Malaysia in 2021, HPUPM needs to manage COVID-19 patients in various categories, including those needing intensive care. This paper explored the experience of setting up the transfusion laboratory for COVID-19 samples within a short notice, including the development of the protocol, challenges, and lessons learnt during the whole process.
ISSN:2636-9346
1675-8544
DOI:10.47836/mjmhs.18.s21.18