摘要 |
A method for preventing the transfusion of incompatible donor blood from a blood unite to a recipient. The method comprises the following steps: (a) connecting the recipient to the blood unit through an infusion tubing including an on-line device; (b) transferring a blood sample from the recipient into the separating chamber of the device; (c) obtaining the liquid component from the recipient's blood sample in the separating chamber; (d) combining the liquid component with the donor blood in the testing chamber of the device; and (e) observing the reaction of the recipient of the recipient's liquid component with the donor blood, the presence of an agglutination reaction indicating that the donor blood is incompatible with the recipient. The device comprises (i) a separating chamber for separating a liquid component from the recipient's blood; and (ii) a testing chamber in fluid communication with the separating chamber for combining the recipient's liquid component and the donor's blood, the contents of the testing chamber being observable from outside the chamber.
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