Specimen Collection Manual and Test Catalog

6 mL whole blood or 2 full microcollection tubes

THIS IS ONLY TO BE ORDERED BY SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT DEPARTMENT. Specimen must be labeled with patient's first and last name, medical record number or some unique other identifier (e.g.,billing number, NOT date of birth). Date of collection and phlebotomist identification (full name or tech ID) must be available. Positive patient identification must be assured.

Patient should have had one ABO collected first. This ABO needs to be collected using a separate venipuncture done at least 5 minutes after first ABO venipuncture

Do not centrifuge or aliquot.

Preferred specimen: Room Temperature for 24 hours. If greater than 24 hours, specimen must be stored and transported at 2-8°C.

Specimen must be less than 10 days old for testing.

This ABO2 collection must have a different collect time from the plain ABO collection. Tubes with incomplete label ID (see specimen collection notes) will be rejected.

ABO typing

ABO Typing, ABO2

ABO of patient's red blood cells is determined for compatability with solid organ transplant.