Preferred Sample Type
Suitable Specimen Types
- EDTA Whole Blood
Group and Save / Crossmatch
General Information
Group and Screen Sample Volume Requirements;
Adults: 6ml EDTA
Paediatrics: 4ml EDTA
Neonates: 0.5ml EDTA
Blood Bank need to ensure that there are two distinct samples from a patient that have generated the same blood group from both samples. If Blood Bank have seen the patient before and already have a historic blood group (after 20thOctober 2015) then you only need to make a request for group and save or X-match as you normally do. If the patient has no previous records in Blood Bank then you MUST repeat the group and save or X-match with a second sample.
Notes
Urgent cross match is 40 mins turnaround time
Routine cross match and grouping is 24 hours turnaround time
Specifications
- EQA Scheme?: Yes
- EQA Status: NEQAS