Introduction
Antigen Plus is a red blood cell inventory and antigen search program that allows the user to enter test results that are automatically evaluated to assist with the interpretation of those results. It is designed to permit fast and easy data entry of test panels, and to search the data for any combination of antigens you choose. It is intended to quickly select donor cells with particular phenotypes for antibody identification studies and to speed up the interpretation process for the blood bank technologist.
The data stored for each donor are:
- Donor ID
- Optional Donor Note
- Lot Number
- Vial Number
- Expiration Date
- Optional Retesting Information on expired cells
- Supplier Name
- Location (optional)
- Phenotype Designation
- Sex
- Blood Group
- 28 Principal Antigens Phenotype
- Additional Antigens - user-defined special typings
- Frozen flag
- Out-of-Stock flag
Data that can be stored for a patient are:
- ID number1
- Name (First1, Middle, Last1)
- Date of birth
- Short note (held in the patient record only)
- Description on a saved panel
- Phenotype Designation
- Conclusion Antibodies
- Conclusion Notes to appear also on the screen or on saved panels
- Specimen Numbers
Data that can be stored on a saved panel are:
- All the data described above
- Test results (negative or positive reactions to donor cells, auto control cell, and check cells) recorded on a Results Worksheet
- Test results evaluations
- Name of technologist and dates of test for each Results column
- Names of up to two panel reviewers
The user may specify any combination of antigens to search for, search the data and select any cells desired. At this point, the user may immediately print or save the selected cells panel with or without a patient, or they may enter their test results into a results worksheet panel and then save it with a selected patient. The user may store and retrieve the selected panels with any test results as desired. Antigen Plus Version 8 must be run from inside Microsoft Windows Vista or later. It requires a printer that can print in Landscape format (11 x 8½).