Direct Coombs/ DAT (Adult)
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Pink (K2 EDTA)
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. Label specimen with patient's full name, date of birth, date and time of draw, and name of phlebotomist.
Stability
Test within 48 hours
Reference Range
Reported as Negative or Positive
Reference value: Negative
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)
86880