The Importance of Cross-Matching Platelets

The HLA antibody screen is positive, but they have not completed the identification of those antibodies. What would you choose in that scenario? I choose cross-matched platelets until the testing is complete. You can always start there while you're doing your workup and hopefully get a better platelet product for your patient. It's just sending a sample for cross-matching. That's a great point. We shouldn't jump through that hoop unless we have to. Well, cross- matched platelets are not that expensive or hard to get.