Blood Bank, Clinical Pathology
The Blood Bank Division performs clinical testing, consultation, research,
and teaching in the areas of blood banking, transfusion medicine, and
hematopoietic stem cell processing.
Testing and Services
All three blood bank laboratories provide immunohematopathologytesting and
blood components for transfusion therapy. Testing includes
- ABO and Rh typing
- Red cell antibody screening and identification
- Antibody titration
- Red cell crossmatching
- Direct antiglobulin testing
- Autoantibody testing in warm and cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Rh immune globulin evaluation
- Transfusion reaction evaluation
Blood products provided include red blood cells, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate,
and Rh immune globulin. Autologous (the patient's own blood) and directed
(blood from family or friends) products can be arranged.
The Northwestern Memorial Hospital laboratory also provides hematopoietic
stem cell processing for bone marrow transplants. Bone marrow cells or
peripheral blood stem cells are separated, counted, concentrated, frozen,
and prepared for infusion into the patient. Special selection procedures
are done to purify early progenitor cells having the CD34 antigen.
Clinical Research
Current projects include
- Transfusion problems in liver transplantation
- Transfusion problems in bone marrow transplantation
- Red cell alloimmunization
- Lewis blood group system
- Blood component recalls
Teaching
The blood bank division teaches transfusion medicine and blood banking
to medical students, pathology residents, residents from other departments,
hematology fellows, and clinical attending physicians. Continuing education
is provided at regional, national, and international medical conferences.
Division faculty members serve on transfusion medicine committees of national
professional societies.
Blood Bank Laboratories
Faculty
| NMH Blood Bank |
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(312) 908-2513 |
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251 East Huron Street
Feinberg 7-301
Chicago, IL 60611 |
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Samples to:
Specimen Receiving
251 East Huron Street
Feinberg 7-301
Chicago, IL 60611
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Manager: Sue Masarik, (312) 926-8446
Transfusion Service Coordinator: Jill Fonseca, (312) 926-2513
Stem Cell Processing Coordinator: Marcelo Villa, (312) 926-1232 |
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| CMMC Blood Bank |
Phone:
Lab: |
(773) 880-4475
2300 Children's Plaza
Chicago, IL 60614 |
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