The suitability of hemolyzed specimens for compatibility testing using automated technology

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1713-1720

  Laga, Alvaro ^a   Cheves, Tracey ^a   Maroto, Sara ^a   Coutts, Michael ^a   Sweeney, Joseph ^a  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 48249089314     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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