| Inform lab before sending |
Required: Due to the increased time pressure when transplanting using deceased organ donors the laboratory requests that the on-call scientist is informed of the impending arrival of crossmatch material a minimum of one hour prior to the expected organ arrival time. |
Specimen type |
Patient:
10ml clotted blood
30ml EDTA
Donor:
Spleen and/or lymph node tissue
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Ideal time to take specimen |
Deceased donor crossmatching may be required at any time, to support this the laboratory provides a 24 hours service via an on-call scientist rota system. |
Labelling requirements |
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How to take the specimen |
Whole blood into EDTA / no preservative |
Transport to the laboratory |
see H&I General Information Page |
Test Times |
Test is a single assay, no repeat testing requirements are required |
Turnround |
Within 6 hours of receipt of samples |
Additional information |
The performance of the pre-transplant crossmatch for deceased kidney donation is required for a specified cohort of patients accordance with the H&I laboratory renal deceased donor crossmatch policy. The crossmatch is performed using flow cytometry and serological techniques and is able to differentiate auto and allo-specific reactivity separately against both T and B lymphocyte subsets.
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| Additional Examination Requests |
A primary sample must be received for this test |