Objective To investigate the status of clinical using of blood products in Shanghai area,clinicians' understanding on transfusion knowledge and consciousness of prevention of transfusion risk.Methods Two hundreds of clinicians who were randomly selected from level two and above hospitals of Shanghai were inquired by questionnaire.Data including understanding of transfusion techniques,prevention of transfusion risk,application of blood components and grasp of new techniques were collected and analyzed.Results Among all interviewed clinicians,those who realized the importance of transfusion on clinical work,who understood the basic contents of clinical guideline for transfusion issued by Ministry of Health People's Republic of China,and who had the basic knowledge of blood component products and transfusion applications account for 62%,60% and 81% respectively.But only 28% clinicians knew all the side effects,27.3% learned the new techniques of transfusion,including leukocyte reduced,virus elimination,clinical application of irradiation.This investigation also showed 97% clinicians would like to accept training of transfusion,68% thought they need more relevant information about prevention of transfusion risk.Conclusions Clinicians in Shanghai area had the basic knowledge of clinical guideline for transfusion,but some knowledge of transfusion were insufficient including blood components and their applications,side effects and new techniques of transfusion.Clinicians in Shanghai had active response for being trained on knowledge of transfusion.

Objective To find the rule of the distribution of H antigens on AB subgrouperythrocytes.Methods ABO subgroups were confirmed by using serological and molecular biology (PCR-RFLP) methods. AB subgroup with strong H was defined as red cell agglutination by anti-H of 2 scores or more higher than that of B cells.Results Strong H was only found in certain AB subgroups ,CisAB(100%),B(A)(100%), AxB(46.2%) and A2B(43.6%), but seldom in others among Chinese population.Conclusion The fact that H type-3, which comes from A type-2, can hardly be transferred by B and weak A glycosyltransferase can help to explain why some ‘strong’ H combines with ‘weak’ A in AB erythrocytes. Why only little H can be found in 53.8% AxB, 56.4% A2B and all A3B, AmB subgroup samples still cannot been explained.