title: Organizing the antibody identification process.
abstract: Development of an antibody identification summary form requires input from many individuals and must be tailored to the requirements of a specific institution. This form, which provides extensive data, should be as inclusive as possible in compiling patient history, serological results, and implications for transfusion. This well-organized, comprehensive source of patient information facilitates the serological resolution for a patient's antibody and decreases the chances of organizational and communication-related errors.
authors.affiliation: Transfusion Service, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19h Street South, Spain Wallace W293, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. mrbrown@uabmc.edu
authors.forename: Michelle R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crim
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000592:standards*; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D000094902:Blood Banking / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies