Suggestion to Use Optimal ABO Non-Identical but Compatible RBC Components in Emergency/Massive Transfusions: Are Type O RBC the Second Best for Type AB Patients?
10.17945/kjbt.2023.34.3.214
- Author:
Hye Ryun LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Letters to the Editor
- From:Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
2023;34(3):214-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
According to the transfusion guidelines, type O RBC is the best choice for emergency transfusions if the recipient’s ABO group is unknown. If the recipient’s ABO group is confirmed after pre-transfusion tests, ABO identical and ABO compatible (but non-identical) RBC is the second-best choice in that order. However, non-transfusion medicine physicians have a misconception that type O RBCs are always the second best for patients in all emergency/massive transfusions. The author suggests the use of optimal ABO non-identical but compatible RBC components in emergency/massive transfusions, especially for AB＋ recipients.
