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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Ohio Buckeye on November 06, 2006, 06:29:23 PM

Title: lost blood
Post by: Ohio Buckeye on November 06, 2006, 06:29:23 PM
today when I went to get my blood test results from Thurs. 11/2
I was told the box containing Thurs. specimens was lost...............
so had to get bloodtest redone.  grrrrrrrrr
was a wasted trip thurs. except for iron iv injection.
isn't that rather scary???
already anemic and had to give more blood...


Title: Re: lost blood
Post by: jbeany on November 06, 2006, 07:27:48 PM
What the heck did they do with it?  We're talking bodily fluid here, in little glass vials, not a piece of paper - where would you "lose" that, exactly?

Yeesh!
Title: Re: lost blood
Post by: Rerun on November 06, 2006, 10:11:09 PM
I'd make them wait until next month.  You did your part!

 8)
Title: Re: lost blood
Post by: AlasdairUK on November 07, 2006, 01:58:29 AM
I'd make them wait until next month. You did your part!

 8)

I would give the blood again. The small amount you lose from the blood samples against the knowledge of the results is more important, but a concern on the administration of missing blood samples is a concern.

If you want to lose as less blood as possible then take an extra 100 mls of fluid off during dialysis and have an extended washback.
Title: Re: lost blood
Post by: Ginger on November 07, 2006, 11:12:38 AM
OB, I had that happen to me a couple of months ago and they 'lost' 1/2 of my blood tubes and all of another patients. My guess is that someone broke the vials and did not want to admit it so just said they got lost.
Title: Re: lost blood
Post by: kitkatz on November 07, 2006, 12:24:54 PM
I was in the ER one evening and someone from the lab came up to me and says "I have to draw blood again."  "Huh??? Wait a minute you people have your blood. says I. "Oh someone broke the vials in the centrifuge."  It had taken three tries to get the first sample of blood.  They sent someone who could stick me the second time around!