Information in English language
The SIT (Immunohematology and Transfusion Unit) mainly receives donations of both whole blood and hemocomponents through aphaeresis and also safeguards the health of donors. Other institutional activities are: laboratory of immunohematology, laboratory of transfusion compatibility, production of hemocomponents and virology laboratory for hemocomponent validation. The SIT is also involved in transfusion activities for surgery (intra-operative and post-operative recovery, platelet gels), transfusion clinic (whole blood predeposit, transfusion therapy, administration of iron, EPO, hemoderivatives, IgG anti-D at the 28th week of pregnancy), therapeutic aphaeresis (plasma-erythrocyte-exchange, aphaeric cytoreduction), Regional Centre of Hemopoietic Stem Cell (bone marrow, peripherals and cordonal blood) Donors including performance of the stages leading from registration to donation and subsequent follow-up.
