1.Laboratory practice in transfusion medicine for medical students and physicians at Okayama University Hospital
Kazuma IKEDA ; Haruko SUGIYAMA ; Tohru IKEDA ; Naomi ASANO ; Hiroaki OGO ; Tomoko MIYOSHI ; Hitomi KATAOKA ; Takaaki MIZUSHIMA ; Yoshio NAKAMURA ; Nobuchika KUSANO ; Hiroki OKADA ; Koji OCHI ; Norio KOIDE
Medical Education 2010;41(1):51-53
1) All students but 1 correctly typed the ABO blood groups, but only 33.2% of students and 63.9% of physicians properly performed cross-matching.
2) Most failures in cross-matching were due to the inability to detect allogeneic antibodies, but 5.2% of students and 2.9% of physicians failed to detect ABO mismatching.
3) Although laboratory practice is suggested to help students to solidify knowledge and comprehend principles, achieving an official goal of residency - gaining competence in performing and interpreting cross-matching independently - appeared difficult.