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Coombs’ test - indirect

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Alternative Names

Indirect antiglobulin test


What the risks are
  • Fainting or feeling light-headed
  • Multiple punctures to locate veins
  • Excessive bleeding
  • Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
  • Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)

Special considerations

Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.

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