Open AccessPractical Solutions for Problems in Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Author(s) -
Neslihan Andıç
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
turkish journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1300-7777
DOI - 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2021.2021.0544
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecology , blood transfusion , specialty , pediatrics , family medicine , surgery
Hematologists often encounter transfusion problems, one of which is crossmatch incompatibility. In many countries, transfusion medicine is not a recognized specialty, there are no reference immunohematology laboratories, and most blood banks can only perform “type and screen” and crossmatch analyses. Therefore, hematologists should have basic knowledge about blood banking procedures and how to use them. This review aims to provide hematologists who do not have access to advanced blood bank laboratories some practical tips for handling problems in pretransfusion testing.