NHBST RCI crossmatching terminology

[Rashmi]

Hi Donna,
Would also be useful to contact your local RCi about their terminology.

The blood you describe is probably from frozen rare stocks and may have been sent to you as antigen negative to the known antibodies, though not necessarily serologically compatible, hence sent as suitable.


As always it is a clinical decision based on patient condition to transfuse blood, regardless of antibodies being present. I remember a case from long ago when there was a delay transfusing a severely anaemic post-partum patient with emergency blood, due to presence of enzyme-only reacting Anti-E, and a decision made that more suitable R1R1 units should be used. Prior to the blood being received the patient arrested and died.

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[Lumuss]

Hello Donna,


I'm studying Red Cell Immunohaematology this year and we had a chat with Helen Owens, Specialist Biomedical Scientist from NHS Blood and Transplant in Newcastle. So after tbat, I contacted my local RCI about the terminology.