[Integration othe MG 50 into the routine of a hospital transfusion center]

Groupamatic MG 50 equipment looks to be quite well adapted to suit the needs of small or medium size blood transfusion centers, in which the number of blood grouping determinations daily processed is in the range of 100 to 500. In its present configuration (after some modifications have been brought in), the MG 50 offers significant advantages which will be discussed in detail. For a batch of 58 samples tested in one hour on twelve channels a single technician is required instead of 3 to 4; sample supply of equipment is therefore made in a more regular way. In case of run interrupt a single series of 12 determinations is implicated and can be immediately checked. The whole analysis process is limited to twice 11 minutes due to the continuous agitation of discs. The tubing pump priming is automatically performed and the reagent homogeneity is better insured; the presence of dilution tubes is easily controlled. Different programs are easily interchangeable and make the use of equipment smooth. We do think that MG 50 allows a better distribution of work throughout the day and accepts emergency blood grouping requests without any special difficulty.