Blood Grouping and Crossmatching

Overview

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.

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Quick facts about Blood Grouping and Crossmatching

Topic type

Diagnostic Test

Category

Diagnostics

MeSH classification

E01.370.225.625.120|E01.370.225.812.385.120|E02.792.833.230.250.250|E05.200.625.120|E05.200.812.385.120|E05.478.594.385.120|E05.760.833.230.250.250

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