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Anesthesia Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: jafo1964 on April 09, 2007, 01:29:20 PM

Title: Intra-op blood transfusion
Post by: jafo1964 on April 09, 2007, 01:29:20 PM
Hi Folks
Trauma resuscitation (say B positive group) requiring blood can be given O negative blood for emergency. If Crossmatched B positive blood is sesequently available can we switch over immediately or are there any rules or restrictions to be adhered to.
What is the maximum volume of O negative blood that can be used in such circumstances.
Does it pose any problems during subsequent blood transfusions
Thanks