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. 2017 Jan 19;19(12):1231–1237. doi: 10.1177/1098612X16688574

Table 2.

Scale for the microscopic assessment of the agitated red blood cell (RBC) solution in the cross-match tube method

0 No agglutinates visible upon agitation of RBCs
(+) A few tiny agglutinates with most of the RBCs in suspension
1+ Many small agglutinates along with RBCs in suspension
2+ Some larger agglutinates with many small agglutinates
3+ Several large agglutinates with clear plasma
4+ 1–2 large agglutinates with clear plasma