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Specimen Type/Requirements
Pink (EDTA) Tube or Purple (EDTA) Tube
Specimen will be rejected if overt hemolysis.
Type and Screen specimens for possible crossmatch are acceptable when collected by a Sanford Lab that has performed annual patient identification and specimen labeling exercises.
Specimen Volume
| Preferred Volume | 3.0 mL EDTA whole blood |
| Minimum Volume |
2.0 mL EDTA whole blood (1.0 mL Pediatrics <1 years old) |
Stability/Transport
| Room Temperature | 3 days | |
| Refrigerated | 3 days | Preferred for Transport |
| Frozen | N/A |
Specimen needs to be received and tested within 3 days of specimen collection.
Performed Test Frequency
Monday-Sunday
Methodology
Gel, Test Tube
Performing Lab
Sanford Laboratories Fargo-Transfusion Services/Blood Bank
CPT
86900 (ABO), 86901 (RH), 86850 (ABSC)
Special Instructions
If the patient is an outpatient of hospital patient without a hospital identification armband or a patient being discharged and returning from surgery, the phlebotomist will place blood bank identification (BBID) armband on the patient and a numbered sticker from the BBID band is placed on the specimen and request form. Extra numbered stickers are sent to Transfusion Services.
Transfusion or pregnancy history in the past 3 months should be noted when drawing outpatient pretransfusion T&S specimens
Pre-surgical T&S specimen can be drawn up to 30 days before surgery if patient has not been transfused or pregnant in the past 3 months and blood bank identification red armband is given to patient.