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Compatible blood
Hi Ric,
Thanks for responding. Good to read that you have no problem with transfusions after the premeds
The doctor is aware of the fever episodes but has not advised any premeds yet. I will remember to ask him about it next time.
I have confirmed several times with the Blood Transfusion bank about whether they check the blood for antibodies. They normally take about 1-2 hours to check and cross match compatible blood for leucoreduced pRBC. So I beleive the blood must be compatible. Other than 'antibody' check is there are any other requirement for compatible blood?
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Mother age 79, dx MDS RCMD low risk del 20q April 2013, no response to EPO, Danazol. pRBC tx dependent - 2 units every 3-4 weeks, exjade Dec 2013 - Mar2014, restarted Dec 2014
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