In Russia, from January 1, 2027, a new procedure for preparing for blood transfusion will be introduced.

In Russia, from January 1, 2027, a new procedure for medical examination of a patient and his preparation for donor blood transfusion will come into effect.

Recipient blood samples for research are taken no earlier than 48 hours before the transfusion and are labeled with a number of patient data.

Hypotension was included in the list of symptoms at which the biological test was immediately stopped.

MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. The new procedure for medical examination of a patient and his preparation for donor blood transfusion will begin to operate in Russia on January 1, 2027, follows from a document of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, which RIA Novosti reviewed.

According to the order, a procedure has been established for medical examination of the future recipient. The primary determination of blood group according to the AB0 system (it determines the compatibility of blood during transfusion) and Rh status, as well as a confirmatory study, are performed from one human blood sample. In case of discrepancy in the result, the doctor sends a new blood sample for a confirmatory study and to establish the causes of the identified deviations.

In addition, the recipient's blood samples for confirmatory testing, compatibility tests and individual selection are taken no earlier than 48 hours before the transfusion and are labeled with the date and time of their collection, the recipient's last name and initials, the patient's medical record number from the hospital, AB0 and the recipient's Rh status (for newborns, the last name and initials are indicated).

It is clarified that from recipients weighing less than 30 kilograms, blood samples in a volume of no more than three milliliters are taken for testing, excluding the anticoagulant.

Transportation of recipient blood samples to the laboratory is carried out in special containers at a temperature not higher than plus ten degrees with registration of the temperature inside the container (during the maximum period of transportation equal to 24 hours) and above plus ten degrees without recording the temperature (when transporting samples within a medical organization for 30 minutes or less) provided that direct exposure to light is avoided.

Hypotension was also included in the list of symptoms in which the biological test is immediately stopped (a mandatory procedure before transfusion of donor blood or its components).