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Careful testing of donor and patient blood types before transfusion or transplant can prevent this problem.
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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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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).
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