Setting up a transfusion laboratory for Covid-19 samples: an experience from a new teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Idris, Faridah, Wong, Ying Ying
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99318/1/2022121912343017_MJMHS_0969.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99318/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2022121912343017_MJMHS_0969.pdf

University Putra Malaysia (UPM) Teaching Hospital or Hospital Pengajar UPM (HPUPM) is a new 400-bed teaching hospital that started operations in 2019 and initially did not manage COVID-19 patients. However, due to a surge of COVID-19 patients in Malaysia in 2021, HPUPM needs to manage COVID-19 patients in various categories, in- cluding those needing intensive care. This paper explored the experience of setting up the transfusion laboratory for COVID-19 samples within a short notice, including the development of the protocol, challenges, and lessons learnt during the whole process.