title: [Crossmatching for vital indications].
abstract: The importance of the indirect Coombs procedure for compatibility testing is emphasised. According to the results of our own antibody-screening the risk of the hemolytic transfusion reaction is calculated if the complete crossmatch can not be performed because of the lack of time. Alternative antibody-screening tests (enzyme, liss) can be done as a supplementary test but should never replace the Coombs technic. The reaction patterns of the investigated antibodies demonstrate the high risk of a blood transfusion after the "first step" (saline phase) of the crossmatch.
mesh_terms: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000276:immunology; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods; D003298:Coombs Test; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex
vernacular_title: Die Kreuzprobe bei vitaler Indikation.