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Test Code 4020138 Type And Screen (ABO, RH, Antibody Screen)

Important Note

Laboratory staff must draw, or witness the drawing of, all Blood Bank samples except in extreme circumstances (i.e. a patient in the OR, or a critically bleeding patient in the ER)

Specimen Requirements

K3EDTA plasma - preferred

Serum and EDTA plasma - acceptable
 

Container

Pink top K3EDTA tube - preferred

 

 

 

 

Plain red top tube and EDTA (lavender top) tube - acceptable

Minimum Volume

6 mL

Analytical Time

Same day
Available stat

Sample Retention Time

7-10 days

Method

Agglutination by Test Tube

Performing Laboratory

Springfield Hospital Laboratory

Storage

Store at 2-8°C

Reject Due To

Improperly labeled sample
SST gel tube

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