Paediatric/neonatal Group and Save (>4 months only)
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Assay |
Paediatric/neonatal Group and Save (>4 months only) |
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Key Words |
Paediatric, Neonatal, Group, Save |
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Specimen Collection |
3.4ml EDTA (Red lid). Minimum 1ml (further samples may be required if atypical antibodies are found). If patient is below 4 months old, please see Baby group and DCT instead. |
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Turnaround time |
1 working day. Emergency requests 2 hour. |
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Test indications |
To determine a patient's ABO group and antibody status. |
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Interferences |
Haemolysed or lipaemic samples may not be able to complete testing, whereupon new samples will be required. |
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Reference Range |
N/A |
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Minimum retesting interval |
A group and save sample will be valid for a minimum of 3 days. |
