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Neonatal Type & Screen (NTYSC)

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EPIC Test Name

Neonatal Type & Screen

EPIC Code

LAB2912

Specimen Requirements

Collection:Specimens for Blood Bank testing must be labeled with the patient's full name, medical record number, and initials of phlebotomist. The specimen label must include the date and time the sample was drawn if this information is not entered in the collection information field of the EPIC generated order or in the "Collected by" field of the Blood Bank requisition or captured via Collection Manager.
Transport:Room temperature.
Stability:Refrigerated: 3 days if stored at 2-8 degrees C
Container:6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)
Processing/Storage:Centrifuged. Refrigerated at 2-8 degrees C for at least 10 days.
Rejection Causes:Quantity not sufficient, clotted, hemolyzed

Methods

Immune hemagglutination

Turnaround Time

Turnaround TimeFrequency
STAT: 1 hour, Routine: 1-4 hours24/7

Clinical Indications

Neonatal Type and Screens determine's the patient's ABO type, Rh type, and screens for non-ABO antibodies. These should be ordered on patients less than 4 months of age, who may need to be transfused.

Performed

Lab
Blood Bank - Community
Blood Bank - Downtown

Interpretative Information

The neonate does not make ABO antibodies in the first 4 months of age and the maternal ABO antibodies may be found in the neonatal circulation. Therefore, the blood type testing for neonates does not include the reverse type performed on older patients.

Test Includes

ABO/RH(D), GEL ANTIBODY SCREEN, BLOOD COMPONENT TYPE, CROSSMATCH EXPIRATION, UNITS ORDERED, BLOOD BANK HISTORY CHECK, Testing Site

CPT

86900, 86901, 86850

Contact Information

Blood Bank - Downtown: (315)464-6701
Blood Bank - Community: (315)4925287
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