title: Vital transfusion in patients with multiple antibodies against common erythrocyte antigens.
abstract: The transfusion of blood components could be needed in certain types of surgical procedures. Blood type components and the requested number of units will depend on the estimated loss of blood, type of surgery, surgical technique to be employed and risk factors for bleeding. Problems can appear when multiple antibodies against common erythrocyte antigens are detected in blood samples and this situation worsens if blood units are requested as quickly as possible. We report a case of a patient with a non frequent erythrocytic phenotype where multiple antibodies acting against high-frequency antigens were detected and who required urgent surgery.
authors.affiliation: Banc de Sang i Teixits, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain. jrgrifols@bstcat.net
authors.forename: Joan-Ramon
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Grífols
authors.forename: Alfons
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ester
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Juncà
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muñiz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000276:immunology*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007626:Kell Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D010347:Patient Care Planning
chemical_list: D007626:Kell Blood-Group System