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ABO Incompatibility Reaction : Prevention

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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Confirming patient identity prior to procedure

Prevention Overview Articles

ABO incompatibility
Careful testing of donor and patient blood types before transfusion or transplant can prevent this problem.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 13, 2008

Specific Prevention Articles

Blood Typing and Crossmatching
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.Blood typing and crossmatching are most commonly done to make certain that a ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Autologous Blood Donation
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).Blood transfusions are given to r...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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