Expert consensus on screening for unexpected red blood cell antibodies
Unexpected red blood cell antibodies refer to antibodies except for anti-A and anti-B in normal ABO blood group,and are widely present in patients with pregnancy,transfusion,transplantation,injection of immunogenic sub-stances,or autoimmune diseases,leading to difficulties in blood type identification and cross matching test,which seriously affect transfusion safety and efficacy.This consensus aims to further standardize the requirements,operating procedures and clinical significance of antibody screening,thus improving the safety and efficacy of blood transfusion.