Blood typing: positive and negative: Why isn’t more use made of rapid tests to avoid emergencies arising from dogs receiving blood transfusions?

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doi:10.22233/20412495.1111.26

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Blood typing: positive and negative

Why isn’t more use made of rapid tests to avoid emergencies arising from dogs receiving blood transfusions?

Author BSAVA
Source: BSAVA Companion, Volume 2011, Issue 11, Nov 2011, p. 26 - 27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22233/20412495.1111.26

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Abstract

There are rapid tests available to ensure that canine emergencies do not experience catastrophic immune reactions after receiving (the wrong type of) donated blood. So why are practitioners so reluctant to use them?

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Published online : 01 Nov 2011