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Increasing patient safety in veterinary transfusion medicine: an overview of pretransfusion testing.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
February 2009
Department of Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center of New England, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
Objectives: To review the principles and available technology for pretransfusion testing in veterinary medicine and discuss the indications and importance of test performance before RBC transfusion.
Data Sources: Current human and veterinary medical literature: original research articles and scientific reviews.
Summary: Indications for RBC transfusion in veterinary medicine include severe anemia or tissue hypoxia resulting from blood loss, decreased erythrocyte production, and hemolyzing conditions such as immune-mediated anemia and neonatal isoerythrolysis.