Department of Immunohaematology & Blood Transfusion
Inception
Department came into existence since January 2010.
Initially government of Gujarat had sanctioned 3 posts of Professor, Associate Professor & Assistant Professor.
IHBT department had MCI nspection on 16th January 2013 for starting degree course of MD (ImmunoHematology & Blood Transfusion) & Letter of Permission [MCI-94(22)/2012-Med/108108/29-03-2013] was given for TWO Post graduates seats from academic year July 2013.
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IHBT department has been granted MCI recognition in April 2017.
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Goal/Objectives
To provide safe blood and blood components to the patients admitted in New Civil Hospital, Surat.
To develop the department for post graduate students.
To increase facilities so as to cater the future needs of the hospital.
To Increase the voluntary blood donation activities & goal to achieve near 100% voluntary blood donations.
To increase the Annual blood collection by making awareness campaign for blood donors.
To start training centre for laboratory technicians for blood banking.
Skill/ Knowledge:
To impart knowledge to post graduate students & laboratory technicians.
Organise CME, Workshops, Program for voluntary blood donation camp organizers
To disseminate knowledge for upgradation of faculties and resident doctors and technical staff of blood bank.
Regular participation of Residents in various workshops, CMEs held in various parts of country for upgradation of their skill and knowledge.They will be sent as per their curriculum for rotational training in allied departments & if due to non availability of institutional facilities like BMT, Stem cell transplantation and Hemato-oncology, they will be sent for training to GCRI ahmedabad & IHBT dept Ahmedabad.
Faculty Members
Name | Qualification | Designation |
Dr. Mayur Jarag | MD (Pathology) | I/c Head, Associate Professor (Pathology) |
Dr. Jitendra Patel | MD (Pathology) | Assistant Professor |
Dr. Sangita Wadwani | DCP | BTO |
Dr. Chirag Unagar | MD (IHBT) | Senior Resident |
Dr A N Pandya has retired from the post of Professor & Head of the department on 31/07/2019 with academic extension upto 31/10/2019.
Residents
Dr Kruti Nathani | 3rd Year MD (IHBT) |
Dr Pooja Modi | 3rd Year MD (IHBT) |
Dr Nishith Nayan | 2nd Year MD (IHBT) |
Dr Rutvi Modh | 2nd Year MD (IHBT) |
Dr Ajay Taviyad | 1st Year MD (IHBT) |
Passed out Residents
Dr Arpit Patel | 2016 |
Dr Snehal Patel | 2016 |
Dr Kruti Raja | 2017 |
Dr Gopi Dobariya | 2017 |
Dr Chirag Unagar | 2018 |
Dr Kamal Patel | 2019 |
Technical staff
Name | Designation |
Gamabhai G Chaudhari | Technical Supervisor |
Anjana Surati | Lab Technician |
Lataben Gamit | Lab Technician |
Harhvardhan Vankhede | Lab Technician |
Kajal Kachhadiya | Lab Technician |
Ashok Makwana | Lab Technician |
Mansukhbhai Rudani | Lab Technician |
Rinkal Maiyani | Lab Technician |
Jignasha Dhorajiya | Lab Technician |
Asif Marediya | Lab Technician |
Dharmishtha Patanvadia | Lab Technician |
Bhavika Surati | Lab Technician |
Rajesh Talaviya | Lab Technician |
Rashmika Patel | Lab Technician |
Dharmishtha Patanvadia | Lab Technician |
khushbu Chovatiya | Lab Assistant |
Kajal Paramhans | Counsellor |
Keyur Jadhav | Counsellor / Nurse |
Payal Vora | Store Keeper |
Fenil Patel | Nurse |
Dipika Patel | Nurse |
Chirag Patel | Clerk |
Pragnesh Solanki | Clerk |
Heena Patel | Data Entry Operator |
Reema Patel | Data Entry Operator |
Jitesh Patel | Driver |
Sumanbhai Hadpati | Lab Attendant |
Hitesh Hadpati | Lab Attendant |
Manish Solanki | Lab Attendant |
Chetan Shinde | Lab Attendant |
Ankit Ramesh | Lab Attendant |
Ishwarbhai Solanki | Lab Attendant |
DR Amrish N Pandya has to his credit 15 research papers. He is UG & PG examiner in VNSGU as well as other universities of Gujarat state, Maharastra & Rajsthan in Pathology & IHBT. He is PhD guide in pathology subject since 2011 & having 5 students registered under him up to 2016.He is a reviewer in pathology & Immunohematology & blood transfusion in some of the pathology journals.
Dr Mayur Jarag , associate professor IHBT joined on 31th august 2012 to his credit 2 research papers & he is registered as PhD student under Dr Amrish Pandya as PhD guide.
Dr Jitendra Patel, Assistant professor, IHBT joined in 24-10- 2011, to his credit 9 research papers. He is interested in aphaeresis procedures, stem cell procedures, He is also interested in technical & quality related aspects of blood banking.
Dr Sangita Wadhwani, Blood transfusion officer, is since 1993 in the field of blood banking & keenly supervising the blood bank.
Research & Publication
Patel MM, Pandya AN. Relationship of oral cancer with age, sex, site distribution and habits. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2004 Apr;47(2):195-7.
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Bagla N, Patel MM, Pandya AN, Thakral C. Microfilaria in cytology smear: real culprits or trapped accidentally by needles? A study of 10 cases.Cytopathology. 2005 Dec;16(6):316-7.
Pandya AN, Tailor HJ. Clinicohistopathological correlation of leprosy. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2008;74(2):174-6.
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Pandya AN, Patel MM. Acute Childhood Leukemia: Our Institutional Experience Regarding Type, Age, Sex Distribution & Laboratory Findings. Indian Medical Gazette. September 2008; 339-42.
Pandya AN, Nishal A, Tailor H. Clear Cell Sarcoma Diagnosis by Fine Needle Aspiration: Cytologic, Histologic and Immunohistological features- Literature Review- a case report. Indian medical gazette. December 2009; 489-92.
Patel JN, Nishal AJ. Single Donor Platelet versus Random Donor Platelet concentrates in patients with thrombocytopenia – our experience. Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2009;1(2):121-35.
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Pandya AN, Shah P, Patel RD, Patel PR. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of breast, importance of differentiation from collagenous spherulosis by FNAC - A Case report. J Cytol. 2010 Apr; 27(2): 69–70.
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Pandya AN, Nishal A, Tailor H. A Case of Malignant Low Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma and Review of the Literature. Natl J Community Med. May 2011; 2(1):152-4.
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Pandya AN, Nishal A, Tailor H. Invasive micro papillary carcinoma of the breast: a case Report. Natl J Community Med. May 2011; 2(1):155-7.
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Patel MM, Pandya AN, Modi J. Cervical Pap smear study and its utility in cancer screening, to specify the strategy for cervical cancer control in our set up. Natl J Community Med. May 2011; 2(1):49-51.
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Pandya AN, Shah NP. Comparative evaluation of Robinson’s Cytological grading with Elston and Ellis’ Nottingham Modification of Bloom Richardson Histopathology Grading for Breast carcinoma. Natl J Community Med. 2012; 3(3): 491-51
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Pandya AN, Patel T, Shah NP. Comparative utility of Bone Marrow Aspiration and Bone marrow Biopsy. Journal of evolution of medical and dental science. 2012 December;1(6): 987-93.
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Jha BM, Gamit B, Patel JN, Prajapati KJ. Hemoglobin E disorders in South Gujarat – A study of 35 cases. National Journal of Community Medicine 2012;3(1):66-70.
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Jha BM, Nishal A, Patel J, Lavana S, Shah R, Dudhat R. Haemoglobin A2 Level – A comparative study between patients with malaria and healthy individuals. National Journal of Medical Research 2012;2(1):63-66.
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Jha BM, Patel M, Patel K, Patel J. A study on cervical Pap smear examination in patients living with HIV. National Journal of Medical Research 2012;2(1):81-84.
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Pandya AN, Shah N. Breast fine needle aspiration cytology reporting: a Study of application of probabilistic approach. Indian Medical Gazette.2013.
Patel J, Nishal A, Pandya A, Patel P, Wadhwani S. Factors influencing yield of platelet aphaeresis using continuous flow cell separator. Int J Med Sci Public Health 2013; 2:323-326.
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Jha BM, Shah R, Patel J. Effectiveness of image guided fine needle aspiration cytology in cases of deep seated lesions. Int J Med Sci Public Health 2013; 2:465-468.
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Dave D, Pandya AN. Comparative Study of four Hematology Analyzers. J of Evolution of Med and Dent Sci. 2014;3(12):3107-13.
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Pandya AN, Agarwal M, Dave D. Red Cell Distribution Width as a Screening Tool in Classifying Microcytic Hypochromic Anemias. J of evolution of med and Dent Sci. 2014;3(23):6559-65.
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Patel S, Patel J, Patel A, Pandya AN, Raja K, Dobariya G, Wadhwani S, Jarag M. The Study of Deferred Blood Donors at Tertiary Level Hospital Based Blood Bank of South Gujarat. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2015;4(27):4590-4598.
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Pimpaldara RP, Patel AC, Patel J, Patel S, Pandya AN, Wadhwani S. A Study of Irregular Antibodies in 200 Multi-Transfused Patients. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2015;4(73):12659-12667.
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Patel AC, Patel J, Patel SG, Dobariya G, Raja K, Pandya AN. The study of platelet volume indices in platelet aphaeresis procedure: an experience of 271 platelet aphaeresis procedures. National Journal of Medical Research July September 2015; 5(3): 207-10.
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Patel SG, Patel JN, Patel AC, Raja KA, Dobariya GH, Pandya AN. Blood Donor notification and counseling of reactive test result in Blood Bank of South Gujarat: A better approach to prevent reactive donors from donating blood again. Glob J Transfus Med 2016;1:57-60
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Dobariya GH, Raja KA, Unagar CA, Pandya AN, Patel JN, Jarag MA, et al. Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmitted infections among blood donors of blood bank attached to government hospital of South Gujarat, India. Int J Res Med Sci 2016;4:4123-7.
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Raja KA, Dobariya GH, Unagar CA, Pandya AN, Patel JN, Wadhwani SJ. Frequency and distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups among blood donors in tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat, India. Int J Res Med Sci. 2016; 4(12): 5377-5381. doi:10.18203/2320-6012.
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Unagar CA, Patel SG, Patel KA, Pandya AN, Jarag MA, Patel JN, et al. Transfusion effect of random donor platelet and single donor platelet in thrombocytopenic patients at tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat. Int J Res Med Sci 2017;5:3033-7
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Tailor HJ, Patel PR, Pandya AN, Mangukiya S. Study of various hematological parameters and iron status among voluntary blood donors. Int J Med. Public Health. 2017; 7(1): 61-5.
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Patel JN, Donta AB, Patel AC, Pandya AN, Kulkarni SS. Para-Bombay phenotype: A case report from a tertiary care hospital from South Gujarat. Asian J Transfus Sci 2018;12:180-2.
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Thesis done so far
Sr No | Name of PG student | Topic name | Academic batch year | Examination year |
01 | Dr Arpit Patel | A study of HIV sero prevalence in blood donors using third and fourth generation enzyme linked immuno-sorbent essay | 2013 | 2016 |
02 | Dr Snehal Patelt | Quality assessment and post transfusion change in platelet count by platelet concentrate prepared by platelet rich plasma and aphaeresis methods | 2013 | 2016 |
03 | Dr Gopi Dobaria | Study of usage of fresh frozen plasma and effect of fresh frozen plasma on pre transfusion INR (International normalized ratio) | 2014 | 2017 |
04 | Dr Kruti Raja | Study of exchange transfusion by reconstituted blood in haemolytic disease of new born | 2014 | 2017 |
05 | Dr chirag Unagar | Comparative study of haemoglobin estimation of blood donors by specific gravity (Cuso4), Hemocue & Automated hematology analyzer methods | 2015 | 2018 |
06 | Dr Kamal Patel | Study of discrepancies in ABO blood group systems | 2016 | 2019 |
Posters presented by residents in national & international Conferences
Awards and Rewards: (Department & staff members)
2nd prize - highest voluntary blood collection in government blood banks - year 2009-10.
Received trophy from Thalessemia awareness program Gujarat to provide free blood to thalessemia patients during year 2013-14.
Gradulally annual blood collection is increasing to cater needs of New Civil Hospital Surat.
3rd year resident -Dr Arpit Patel got runner up award for his poster presentation (Platelet volume indices & platelet apheresis) in Annual National Conference of ISTM at Ahmedabnad (14th - 16th November 2014).
Received award for highest percentage of blood components issued in the year 2017-18 by GSCBT.
Research activities for CoVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
RCT with ICMR
CoVID-19 Convalescent Plasma data
Total collection procedures | Total unit issued | Total patients |
344 | 778 | 706 |
Blood Bank License
FDA License No: G-710 which is valid upto 31/12/2021.
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Average blood units consumed daily: 50 blood units (year 2017).
Facilities of blood components available:Yes
2017-18- Blood units issue data - in different specialities of NCHS
Speciality | Total no of unit issued in 2017 | Total no of units issued per day in 2017 | Total no of unit issued in 2018 | Total no of units issued per day in 2018 |
Paediatric | 4716 | 13 | 6060 | 17 |
General Medicine | 4594 | 13 | 4681 | 13 |
General Surgery | 4155 | 11 | 4531 | 12 |
OG | 3027 | 08 | 3122 | 09 |
Orthopedic | 817 | 02 |
Respiratory Medicine | 111 | <1 | 160 | <1 |
ENT | 38 | <1 | 59 | <1 |
Others | 810 | 2 | 261 | <1 |
2017-18 - Blood units issue data - component wise
Blood Components | Total no of unit issued in 2017 | Total no of unit issued in 2018 |
Red Cell Concentrates | 10480 | 10722 |
Fresh Frozen Plasma | 7121 | 8339 |
Platelet Concentrates | 470 | 495 |
Cryopecipitate | 08 | 08 |
Whole Blood | 236 | 42 |
Single Donor Platelet | 58 | 95 |
Annual collection of blood units Voluntary donation
No. | Years | Camp | Annual collection of blood units Voluntary donation | Apharesis units | Total blood unit issued | % of component |
1 | 2010 | 73 | 6002 | 83 | 11569 | 92 |
2 | 2011 | 93 | 6243 | 69 | 12013 | 89 |
3 | 2012 | 88 | 7470 | 33 | 14646 | 90 |
4 | 2013 | 87 | 7017 | 64 | 14797 | 91 |
5 | 2014 | 127 | 10533 | 61 | 18966 | 90 |
6 | 2015 | 109 | 9095 | 57 | 16795 | 88 |
7 | 2016 | 132 | 10280 | 19 | 17460 | 91 |
8 | 2017 | 124 | 9145 | 65 | 18201 | 98.9 |
9 | 2018 | 144 | 9903 | 77 | 19768 | 99.8 |
10 | 2019 | 157 | 10101 | 50 | 19999 | 99.9 |
11 | 2020 | 84 | 4213 | 20 | 11237 | 99.9 |
Annual data of different tests done for patients
No. | Years | Blood Group | Cross Match | Coombs test |
1 | 2013 | 17417 | 14688 | 14688 |
2 | 2014 | 18571 | 18918 | 18918 |
3 | 2015 | 17375 | 16697 | 16697 |
4 | 2016 | 17447 | 17293 | 17293 |
5 | 2017 | 16899 | 18058 | 18058 |
6 | 2018 | 17202 | 28916 | 28916 |
6 | 2019 | 17869 | 19788 | 19788 |
6 | 2020 | 12643 | 11271 | 11271 |
Therapeutic plasma exchange
* Total 119 apheresis procedures done for Therapeutic plasma exchange of 31 patients (including one pediatric patient of 11 years) of New Civil Hospital, Surat till date.
No. | Years | Total Plasma Exchange procedure on apheresis | Total Red Cell Exchange procedure on apheresis |
1 | 2018 | 51 | 00 |
2 | 2019 | 27 | 05 |
3 | 2020 | 41 | 02 |
Hemovigilance data
* Enrolled in Pharmacovigilance (Haemovigilance) programme of India since - 2014
* Reported no
Sr No. | Years | Blood Transfusion Reaction | Adverse Donor Reaction |
1 | 2014 | 03 | 0 |
2 | 2015 | 06 | 0 |
3 | 2016 | 09 | 0 |
4 | 2017 | 00 | 08 |
5 | 2018 | 06 | 35 |
6 | 2019 | 11 | 25 |
7 | 2020 | 05 | 18 |
Teaching Facilities available: Infrastructure & audio visual equipments
Seminar Room (50 seats capacity)
LCD projector
Interactive white magnetic teaching board
Digital visual presenter
Digital Camera
Computers with internet facility
Department Library (Having latest advanced books & journals)
Immunohaematology lab
Laptops
PG Research Lab
Demonstration Room
Store
Services provided:
Blood components
Apheresis - Single Donor Platelet & Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
Column Agglutination Technique (Gel System)
TTI lab – ELISA
Sterile Connecting Device
Leucocyte Reduced blood products
Computerised barcode enabled blood bank database management software
Therapeutic plasmapheresis
Voluntary Blood donation camps
Irregular antibody screening & Identification.
Donor calling facilities by sending system generated SMS.
Antenatal Rh clinic [near future]
Day care centre for thalassemia patients[near future]
Mobile blood donor van
Blood bank has valid license upto December 2021. (No.G710)
IHBT department is having NABH accredited Blood Bank (since 28th December 2010, 2nd government hospital based blood bank all over India) with above mentioned facilities. Recent accreditation extended upto April 23, 2020.
Department blood bank is collecting >90 % blood units from voluntary blood donors.
Department blood bank is preparing > 85 % blood components of total blood collection.
Round the clock Platelet aphaeresis service for needy patients & blood bank has done >300 platelet apheresis (SDP) procedures till date.
As per NACO, NBTC, GSACS,GSCBT and government Gujarat policies, blood bank provides free blood and blood products to patients of thalessemia,coagulation disorders and other diseases as per directive.
Hemovigilance program started April 2014.
The department regularly participate in IQC & EQAS (BEQAS-Jaipur; Red cross Mumbai & CMC vellore) to minimize Blood Transfusion Reactions in hospital, Donor adverse reactions in voluntary blood donation camps & in house facility.
Donor feedback forms filling & maintaining Turn around time for blood bank procedures by employing Standard operative procedures.
NABH Quality Indicators
UG/PG Courses Offered with their syllabus
MD (IHBT)
MD-IHBT CURRICULUM
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Theory papers: Each paper of 100 Marks (Under VNSGU)
Paper I Basic applied aspects related to Transfusion Medicine
Paper II Immunohaematology, immunogenetics, and applied serology
Paper III Blood donor organization, Technology of components, clinical hemotherapy.
Paper IV Recent advances & technology
Practical examination (600 marks)
Laboratory and clinical skills: Minimum of 6 exercises (stations) covering all aspects of Transfusion Medicine. Some examples are as under.
Blood donor / apheresis donor selection
Component processing
Immunohematology,
Antenatal serology
Transfusion reaction management
Quality control of reagents, equipment, components
Coagulation testing,
Basic hematology tests,
Transfusion transmitted infection screening
Stem cell transplantation
Previous years university theory papers
Teaching schedule of post graduate student
| Time |
Day | 09:00 am - 01:00 pm | 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm | 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm | 03:30 pm - 05:00 pm |
Monday | Rotational posting | Recess | Rotational posting | Lecture |
Tuesday | Journal Reading |
Wednesday | Lecture |
Thursday | Seminar |
Friday | Case presentation |
Saturday | |
Post graduate lecture topics
Drug & Cosmatic Act
Guidelines to set up new blood bank & Model Blood Bank
Research Methodology
ABO blood group system
Rh blood group system
Basics of Immunohematology & Blood transfusion
Coombs test
Compatibility Testing
Donor Blood Collection 1
Donor Blood Collection 2
Blood Product QC
Reagent QC
QC of ELISA
Urine Examination
Accreditation of the Bloodbank
MSBOS
Clinical Transfusion Practice
RCA OF failed test results
Point of care testing in transfusion medicine
Peripheral Smear Examination
Hemolytic Anemia
Hemoglobinopathies
IDA
Megaloblastic Anemia
Coagulation Disorders
Malaria
Automation in hematology
FDA inspection crieteria
Equipment QC
Quality Manual and document control - NABH
Donor notification of abnormal finding
Recipient & donor hemovigilance
TQM, EQAS, GMP - applications in transfusion medicine
TRIM
DLI
CME & Workshop Done by the IHBT department:
Sr No | Date | CME Topic |
1 | 08/03/2013 | Rational use of blood & clinical Transfusion Practice (With MCI credit hour) |
2 | 27/06/2014 | Workshop for Camp organizers & Donor Motivators |
3 | 06/08/2014 | Wet workshop of Immunohaematology |
4 | 01/08/2014, 05/08/2014, 01/08/2014 | Clinical Residents training |
5 | 07/07/2015, 10/07/2015 | Clinical Residents training |
6 | 28/10/2015 | Workshop for Camp organizers & Donor Motivators |
7 | 08/02/2016 | CME of Transfusion Medicine |
8 | 12/04/2016 | CME of Transfusion Medicine |
9 | 13/10/2017 | Workshop for Camp organizers & Donor Motivators |
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