Claudia Mallory

Thank you for your response. What I am really trying to determine is this: if a second tube is drawn (at a different time and possibly by a different person) because the doctor needs more units, do you repeat the antibody screen or just do the type on the second tube?

Thank you KKidd. Would you be able to tell me where I can find the statement in the AABB manual that states a type and screen must be done on each sample used for pre-transfusion testing? I greatly appreciate your help.

How do you handle QNS specimens for Blood Bank? Do you begin testing on the sample or do you immediately request a recollect? And if you begin testing on the short draw sample, how do you handle a new specimen if it is drawn for additional crossmatches? Do you do a complete type and screen on the new specimen or just an ABOrh?