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In [[medicine]], '''blood cross-matching''' is a form of [[histocompatibility testing]] that is "testing [[erythrocyte]]s to determine presence or absence of blood-group [[antigen]]s, testing of serum to determine the presence or absence of [[antibody|antibodies]] to these antigens, and selecting biocompatible blood by crossmatching samples from the donor against samples from the recipient. Crossmatching is performed prior to [[erythrocyte transfusion|transfusion]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''blood cross-matching''' is a form of [[histocompatibility testing]] that is "testing [[erythrocyte]]s to determine presence or absence of blood-group [[antigen]]s, testing of serum to determine the presence or absence of [[antibody|antibodies]] to these antigens, and selecting biocompatible blood by crossmatching samples from the donor against samples from the recipient. Crossmatching is performed prior to [[erythrocyte transfusion|transfusion]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 7 October 2013
In medicine, blood cross-matching is a form of histocompatibility testing that is "testing erythrocytes to determine presence or absence of blood-group antigens, testing of serum to determine the presence or absence of antibodies to these antigens, and selecting biocompatible blood by crossmatching samples from the donor against samples from the recipient. Crossmatching is performed prior to transfusion.[1]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Blood cross-matching (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.