Direct Antiglobulin Infant

Important Note

IMPORTANT NOTE: This test is orderable as INFANT DAT OR CORD DAT.

A comment should be placed stating 'venipuncture or heel-stick collection.'

Specimen Type: Whole Blood or Heelstick

Container/Tube: 2 mL Lavender EDTA

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 500 uL (pedi bullet)

Collection Instructions: All infant collections should be transported to the Lab ASAP

Specimen Stability: 24 Hours

Refrigerated

Normal Reference Ranges: Not applicable

Critical Values : Viewing BB-SOP-11 Blood Bank Criticals and Significant Risks

Daily, Available STAT

Analytical Time:

1 day

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Agglutination by Tube Testing

CPT: 86880