title: [Introduction of a new card for the "bedside test"].
abstract: A new card for the obligatory ABO-group test is presented. There is sufficient space to perform the test by mixing patient and donor blood to the relevant antisera. As it does not offer any further information, testing for anti-AB has been deleted. Contaminated areas can easily be discarded afterward, minimizing any risk of infection. Only the documentation on the remaining portion of the card is legally important and needs to be entered into the patient's records. Choosing a new manufacturer has resulted in a very low price.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anaesthesiologie, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meinshausen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wendt
mesh_terms: D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003363:Cost Control; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D011934:Reagent Strips
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips
vernacular_title: Vorstellung einer neuen Karte für den "Bedside-Test".