Emergent blood transfusion

Assume you have a G5P4 with a previously undiagnosed placenta percreta. She has not had routine prenatal care. She presents urgently to L&D in labor and the OB/GYN calls for a stat C-section. You send a type/screen/cross and proceed to the OR. Intraoperatively, she begins to bleed and sag. You call for blood and the blood bank tells you the patient is A+ but they have detected antibodies on screen. The donor samples they have crossed so far have all been positive and the risk of an... Emergent blood transfusion
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