Blood Transfusion (Blood grouping)

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ABO Grouping and Rh (D) typing.  Antibody Screen / specificity. Direct antiglobulin test (Coombs Test)

(brief description of test, what its used for)

Sample Requirements

Sample type: Blood

Sample volume: 4.9ml

Tube type:  EDTA (Blue)

Special sample instructions: (e.g. fasting, needs to be kept cold, ring lab to book etc)

Turnaround time: 1-3 days for routine, 3-5 days of antibody investigation required, 3-4 weeks if requires referral to NHSBT

Reference ranges:

Department: (e.g. blood sciences.  Also details of if sent to reference lab or tested locally on site.)

Specimen labelling: