Open AccessUsing Blood Donor-Derived ABO and RhD Blood Groups Helps to Detect Wrong Blood in Tube Errors in Recipients
Author(s) -
Christoffer Dellgren,
Mark H. Yazer,
Ulrik Sprogøe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1660-3818
pISSN - 1660-3796
DOI - 10.1159/000471887
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , medicine , rh blood group system , blood transfusion , serology , blood donor , transfusion medicine , blood type (non human) , surgery , immunology , antibody
Comparing the ABO and RhD group of a recipient's current pre-transfusion sample against their historical group is an important means of detecting wrong blood in tube (WBIT) errors. This study investigated the utility of using the donor ABO and RhD group as the historical check for recipients.
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