Specimen Requirements
Collection Instructions
Antibody Identification must be performed prior to titration; please send a copy of Antibody Identification results if this test has been performed at your institution. Collect specimen in a pink top tube. Centrifuge, aliquot plasma into a plastic vial and refrigerate up to 72 hours or freeze. Specimens are unacceptable if collected in serum separator tube, contaminated, or grossly hemolyzed. Specimens sent for Blood Bank testing cannot be split for use by other laboratories.
Alternate Specimen
IN-HOUSE: Lavender top tube (intact specimen) may be substituted for Pink top. All other specimen types are unacceptable. MLABS: Pink top tube (intact specimen) is preferred; the following are acceptable: lavender top (glass or plastic), red top (glass only), plasma aliquot from pink or lavender top, serum aliquot from red top. Plastic red top tubes will be rejected without exception. [9/03; rev 4/04]
Contraindications
Test is not indicated if patient has negative serum antibody screening test, antibody identified is not implicated in hemolytic disease of newborn (P1, Lewis, I, H), or antibody is determined to be IgM.
Normal Volume
6 mL whole blood
Storage Temperature
R