Dear All

I'm asking on behalf of a SABRE reporter for ideas to solve the following.

An SAE was reported where during the malware attack recently and the LIMS was offline a sample and form were received which matched and was processed manually and blood cross-matched and issued. It came to light when the LIMS was back up and running that there was a spelling mistake of the patient's name.

The investigation showed that the reporter didn't have a manual back up procedure for checking samples with historical patient data.

Discussion with one of the inspectors suggested that they would expect a manual back up procedure to be in place

"We would indeed expect a manual back up process if there is a problem with a computer system so that the HBB activities can continue in a safe and effective manner. This back up system should be reviewed / tested at an appropriate frequency to make sure it will actually work and at the end of the computer failure a (local) deviation should be raised and any manual data generated added to the electronic system and a reconciliation done to ensure no data has been lost."

Do other labs have manual sample acceptance procedures to cover these situations and if so, could you outline what that process is for the benefit of our colleague?

Many thanks.