Transfusion Blood Bank (Recipient) Testing

This article presents a review of request and sample requirements, routine and extended typing and antibody evaluation, and post-transfusion circumstances requiring additional work-up. Although the regimented approach of blood banking fundamentals may be viewed as tedious, these steps are defined and designed to prevent potentially fatal ABO-incompatible transfusions and improve the overall safety of transfusion medicine patients.
Source: Clinics in Laboratory Medicine - Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research