Saturday, September 15, 2012

Guidelines for compatibility testing of blood and blood products.



1. ABO and D grouping of the recipient.
2. Antibody screen of the recipient, or mother in the case of neonatal transfusion, which, in the
event of a positive screen, should be followed by antibody identification.
3. A computer or manual comparison of current results with any historical record. These three elements constitute a group and screen.
4. Donor red cell selection and crossmatching, which may involve serological testing between patient serum/plasma and donor red cells or electronic selection and issue.

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