ABO Incompatibility Reaction : Prevention
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Prevention could include:
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Confirming patient identity prior to procedure
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Careful testing of donor and patient blood types before transfusion or transplant can prevent this problem.
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Autologous blood donation is the process of donating one ' s own blood prior to an elective surgical or medical procedure to avoid or reduce the need for an allogeneic blood transfusion (from a volunteer blood donor). Purpose Blood transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body ' s tissues.
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Blood typing is a laboratory test done to determine a person ' s blood type. If the person needs a blood transfusion , another test called crossmatching is done after the blood is typed to find blood from a donor that the person ' s body will accept.
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