Introduction to Miscellaneous Methods

Additional methods are needed in transfusion laboratories whenever problems arise in pretransfusion testing, donor screening, prenatal, and autoimmune investigations. This section briefly reviews a few of these supplementary tests. To examine these and additional methods in detail, see a standard reference text such as the AABB Technical Manual or Methods in Immunohematology by John Judd.

Phenotyping
Titration
Adsorptions
Elutions Prior to Antibody Identification
Elutions Prior to Antigen Typing
Prewarm Technique

Miscellaneous Methods