TABLE 24.
Cross-match procedures performed on whole blood and red blood cells in the United States, 2015 and 2017 (expressed in thousands)
| 2017 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-match procedure method | Number of procedures (95% CI) | % of any method | Number of procedures | % of any method |
| Any method | 15,747 (15,136–16,358) | 16,625 | ||
| Electronic | 7491 (6880–8102) | 47.6 | 6776 | 40.8 |
| Manual serologic | 7658 (7214–8101) | 48.6 | 8946 | 53.8 |
| Automated serologic | 723 (599–846) | 4.6 | 774 | 4.7 |