Specimen Stability (for laboratory use only)
Collection Container
Pink top (K2-EDTA)
Collection Instructions:
1. Draw sufficient blood into pink top tube.
2. Gently invert the tube 8 - 10 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
2. Gently invert the tube 8 - 10 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
Additional information:
1. Type and screen ECM label does not require a signature.
2. Type and screen collected via ECM does not require a hardcopy request form.
3. The requirement for a confirmatory blood grouping specimen will be established by Blood Transfusion Service (BTS). BTS personnel will place the order in EPIC.
1. Type and screen ECM label does not require a signature.
2. Type and screen collected via ECM does not require a hardcopy request form.
3. The requirement for a confirmatory blood grouping specimen will be established by Blood Transfusion Service (BTS). BTS personnel will place the order in EPIC.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Clotted
Less than 3 mL
Haemolysed
Less than 3 mL
Haemolysed
Specimen Stability:
Ambient
Best performed on freshly drawn specimens
Refrigerate
Frozen
Add on Test:
No add test
Reflex Tests:
Red Cell Antibody Identification if antibodies are detected
Performance
Turn Around Time:
1 hour
Days Test Performed:
Testing Laboratory:
Woodlands Hospital Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Blood Transfusion Service
Clinical & Interpretative
Description:
Methodology:
Immune agglutination
Reference Interval:
N.A.
Critical Values:
N.A.
