time of collection not indicated. Specimen / Quality Issues Action Documentation Evidence of Haemolysis The laboratory will decide on Not Applicable whether the specimen is suitable Gross lipemia for the requested test. Presence of clots A repeat sample will be requested Age of specimen as appropriate. If tested the report will show the non-conformance. Where specimens from MNCMS are not labelled appropriately, e.g. barcodes not straight on bottle, incorrect test on incorrect sample type, a delay will occur in processing sample or the specimen may be rejected. Where barcode ID band is not scanned for Blood Transfusion samples, this sample is not suitable for crossmatching and a repeat will be required.
time of collection not indicated. Specimen / Quality Issues Action Documentation Evidence of Haemolysis Gross lipemia Presence of clots Age of specimen The laboratory will decide on whether the specimen is suitable for the requested test. A repeat sample will be requested as appropriate. If tested the report will show the non-conformance. Not Applicable Where specimens from MNCMS are not labelled appropriately, e.g. barcodes not straight on bottle, incorrect test on incorrect sample type, a delay will occur in processing sample or the specimen may be rejected. Where barcode ID band is not scanned for Blood Transfusion samples, this sample is not suitable for crossmatching and a repeat will be required.
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