Phone (09) 307 2829
(Haematology outpatient clerks)
Phone (09) 307 2829
(Haematology outpatient clerks)
Blood transfusions for people with Haematological conditions are done in Haematology Day Stay.
Most people will require 2 units (bags) of blood and each bag takes about 2 hours to infuse.
Before a transfusion can take place, a special sample of blood, called a cross Match, needs to be sent to the Auckland City Hospital Blood bank, so that the right blood can be matched for the patient. Cross Matches can be taken at a Diagnostic Medlab and sent to Auckland City Hospital.
If you have never received blood before or longer than 3 months previously, there is a 7 day time period that the blood must be transfused in.
However if you have had a transfusion within that 3 month period, the transfusion must be completed within 72 hours of the cross match being taken.
https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/haematology/clinical-haematology-auckland-te-toka-tumai/