Table 3.
Cases with a positive major cross-match (MCM): diagnosis, number of blood transfusions instances (BT), number of donors, number of cross-matches (CMs), time to first positive MCM, grade of agglutination and post-transfusion haematocrit (Hct) development (upon final transfusion, where more than one transfusion was given)
| Case | Underlying or concurrent disease | BT (n) | Donors (n) | CMs (n) | Time between first BT and first positive MCM (days) | Macroscopic agglutination (grade) | Microscopic agglutination (grade) | Hct increase as expected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Haemorrhage | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1+ | 2+ | Yes |
| 11 | FeLV infection | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2+ | Yes |
| 13 | Inflammatory disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | No |
| 20 | Pure red cell aplasia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | (+) | No |
| 21 | Inflammatory disease | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2+ | No |
FeLV = feline leukaemia virus