Recommendation of the Society for Transfusion Medicine No. 20 Cold red blood cell antibodies testing before cardiothoracic surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract

Cold red blood cell antibodies are usually clinically insignificant. However, they may have an adverse clinical impact in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass with cooling of the patient's blood. We present consensus recommendation for the screening and titration of cold red blood cell antibodies in these patients.