COMPARISON OF BLOOD CROSS MATCH USING GEL TECHNIQUE AND CONVENTIONAL TUBE METHOD IN SSIMS, BHILAI, C.G.: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. SOMENDRA KUMAR DHARIWAL; Dr. SARIKA MORE; Dr. S. TAMASKAR; Dr. KHYATI JAIN

Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

COMPARISON OF BLOOD CROSS MATCH USING GEL TECHNIQUE AND CONVENTIONAL TUBE METHOD IN SSIMS, BHILAI, C.G.: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. Somendra Kumar Dhariwal, Dr. Sarika More, Dr. S. Tamaskar, Dr. Khyati Jain

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION– Conventional tube methods are used widely for blood cross match. Now a days, a new technique (Gel card technique) of cross match is introduced. In this study, matrix gel card method is compared with conventional tube method for cross match. MATARIAL METHODS– Comparative study of blood cross match between conventional tube method and gel card technique was undertaken on 800 sample, in Shri Shankaracharya medical college blood bank unit, bhilai, Chhattisgarh. OBSERVATION– Comparative cross match was done in all the 800 sample by both conventional and matrix gel card method. Out of 800 sample ,796 sample came out to be compatible by both methods, while 04 samples were found to be compatible by conventional tube cross match method, but these 04 sample�s came out to be incompatible by gel matrix cross matching method. CONCLUSION– Gel card method is easy to perform, read, and record. Gel card method is more specific and accurate. While conventional tube method is sensitive but it has many disadvantages like it is more time consuming, results are difficult to appreciate(subjective) and this method is not suitable for future record keeping.