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Antibody Screen

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Antibody Screen Gel

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Pink K2 EDTA 

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 5 mL

Collection Instructions:

This test can only be collected by specially trained staff at NCH. 

Patients must be banded with blood bank band with a specific band number that matches the specimen used for testing if compatibility testing is in consideration.

Stability

Test as soon as possible after collection. Clotted samples or those collected in EDTA may be tested within 10 days from collection if stored Refrigerated.

Reference Range

Reported as Negative or Positive. 

If Positive, additional testing will be performed with a reflex to Antibody Identification.

Instrumentation

Manual Blood Bank Techniques

Methodology

Agglutination by tube test or Gel Methodology

Test Schedule/Analytical Time/ Test Priority

Daily / Same day / Available STAT

CPT (s)

86850