https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/laboratory-medicine/laboratory-database/direct-antiglobulin-test/
Direct antiglobulin test
EPIC
DAT
Section
Haematology -
Blood Transfusion
Clinical indications
None
Specimen requirement
1ml venous blood, EDTA (Blood Transfusion bottle only)
Dispatch and handling instructions
Handwritten and signed by the person who identified and bled the patient. Sample must be labelled at the patient bedside in accordance to BSH Guidelines. Complete external form, venesector name must be included on the form
Turnaround time
24 hours from receipt
Synonym
DAT
Is it IS0 15189 accredited?
Yes