Evaluation of Alloimmunization Rate and Necessity of Blood Type and Screening Test among Patients Candidate for Elective Surgery

Introduction: Alloimmunization is a reaction of the immune system to foreign antigens. For prevention of alloantibody formation, performing of type and screen test is necessary on a patient's blood specimen as part of pre-transfusion testing. Materials and method: In this cross-sectional study...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Gharehbaghian, Behrooz Ghezelbash, Sima Aghazade, Mohammad Taher Hojjati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
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Online Access:https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/435