Rejection Criteria

Cord blood is considered a precious body fluid. If a misidentified cord blood is received in the laboratory, the technical staff will call the point of origin and require that the individual responsible for the specimen collection/specimen labeling (or, in their absence, the ordering or other responsible physician) come to the Rapid Response Laboratory and complete the following:

a.Label the specimen properly (and provide a correct requisition)

b.Fill out and sign a correction form.

Misidentified cord blood gas specimens will be analyzed upon receipt, but results will not be released until the proper identification process has been completed.