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Abbreviation or Elimination of the Crossmatch

  • Harold A. Oberman
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    Corresponding author: Department of Pathology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 1135 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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    Professor and Head, Section of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan School of Medicine; Director of Clinical Laboratories and Blood Bank, University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)31061-8
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      It has been proposed that the crossmatch be modified or eliminated in order to reduce costs and to provide blood rapidly for transfusion. Arguments countering the elimination of the antiglobulin phase of the crossmatch at this time are presented.
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