Our Services
Blood Typing and Crossmatching
Blood typing identifies a patient’s blood group, while crossmatching helps assess compatibility between the patient’s blood and a specific donor blood unit before a possible transfusion.
At New Padre Garcia Hospital, these examinations may be requested before surgery, during emergency treatment, for admitted patients, or whenever a doctor determines that blood-transfusion preparation may be necessary.
Patient identification and specimen labeling are especially important because the examination must be matched accurately to the correct patient.
Blood typing does not replace crossmatching when compatibility testing for a particular donor unit is required.
Service Overview
Blood Typing and Crossmatching
This service provides laboratory support for identifying blood groups and evaluating donor-recipient compatibility when medically ordered.
Depending on the physician’s request and hospital protocol, the process may include:
- Verification of the patient’s identity
- Review of the physician’s request
- Confirmation of the purpose of testing
- Blood-specimen collection
- Direct labeling in the patient’s presence
- Specimen-quality assessment
- Determination of the ABO blood group
- Determination of the Rh type
- Review of relevant transfusion history
- Review of known previous blood-group records
- Compatibility testing with a selected donor unit
- Assessment for visible incompatibility or reactions
- Verification of test findings
- Laboratory quality-control procedures
- Secure documentation and result reporting
- Coordination with the attending physician
- Coordination with relevant blood-service personnel
- Repeat specimen collection when identity or quality concerns arise
- Additional testing when ordered
- Referral or transfer support when appropriate
The availability of donor blood units and transfusion services should be confirmed separately with the hospital.
ADVANTAGES
Accurate Blood-Group Identification
Testing identifies the patient’s ABO and Rh blood group according to the examination performed.
Transfusion-Safety Support
Crossmatching helps assess whether a selected donor unit is compatible with the patient.
Pre-Operative Preparation
Testing may be requested before a procedure when there is a possibility that blood may be needed.
Emergency Care Support
Blood typing may provide important information during urgent treatment and stabilization.
Careful Patient Verification
Strict identity and specimen-labeling processes help protect patient safety.
Hospital-Based Coordination
The laboratory can coordinate findings with doctors, nurses, surgery personnel, and other relevant services.
Previous Record Review
Earlier blood-group or transfusion information may be reviewed when available and appropriate.
Repeat Verification When Needed
Another specimen may be required when identification, labeling, or specimen-quality concerns are present.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Crossmatching tests a patient’s blood against a selected donor blood unit to assess compatibility before a possible transfusion.
A physician’s request is generally required when testing is connected to surgery, transfusion planning, or hospital treatment.
Bring identification, the laboratory request, previous transfusion or blood-group information, and applicable hospital documents.
Call New Padre Garcia Hospital at (043) 772-0437 and explain the examination or procedure requested by your doctor.
Appointment
NEED BLOOD TYPING OR COMPATIBILITY TESTING?
Our Clinical Laboratory provides blood-group identification and compatibility-testing support for medically ordered surgical, emergency, and inpatient care.