15 January 2026 (Thursday) - BTLP-TACT Exercise

Time for another BTLP-TACT exercise. I was presented with one case – an eighty-six year old chap having a liver transplant needing group and save, four units of FFP and two units of cryo.

The sample had no NHS number or hospital number and so was not acceptable.

 

I had another go. I was presented with two cases:

 

32854 – a fifty three year old chap having a revision of a THR who needed four units of blood.

He grouped as B Rh(D) Positive with antibody screen positive in cells 1 and 2. I performed antibody panels. The IAT panel was positive in cells 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 whilst the enzyme panel was negative throughout. This would correspond with anti – S 

I selected four units of O Rh(D) Positive S-negative blood.

 

75659 – a twenty-five year-old woman in the maternity department needing group and save.

She grouped as O Rh(D) Positive with antibody screen positive in cell 2.  I performed antibody panels. The IAT panel and enzyme panels were positive in cells 2 and 6 corresponding with anti-K.

 

I got it right.