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Department of Blood Transfusion Service |
Director MATSUSHITA, Tadashi (Professor) |
Aiming at opening doors to medical staff in various fields |
The department consists of two full-time doctors, one part-time doctor, four clinical technologists, and one resident nurse. Any time we, Department of Blood Transfusion Service, open a door for every medical staff in various fields. |
Accept transfusion orders and prepare blood for blood transfusions, examination required for transfusion, collection and storage of stem cells required for cell therapy, collection and storage of autologous blood donation of preoperative patients, and other various kinds of consultation for blood transfusion therapy.
The department provides guidelines for the administration of blood product for preventing severe bleeding during surgery, as well as providing storage for peripheral blood stem cells, mononuclear cells, or blood platelets against clotting abnormality including DIC by consultation or apheresis.
Promoting proper use of blood products through consultation for blood transfusion therapy, and reducing amount of preparations (especially, fresh frozen plasma and blood platelets). Promoting the conversion of unused blood product, and planning to largely reduce dispose of preparations.
As part of advanced regenerative medicine, sampling and storage of (peripheral blood or bone marrow origin) stem cells for immune cell therapy and revascularization therapy. In addition, prepare autoserum for self-tissue culture during implant treatment.