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Clinical System Name
Pleximmune Assay
Sample Requirements
Specimen: Whole Blood
Container(s): Dark Green/Sodium Heparin
Preferred Vol: 5 mL
Minimum Vol: 3 mL
Note: DRAW M - F 6 AM to 2 PM. Must be shipped same day, DO NOT DRAW ON HOLIDAYS (EVEN WITHIN 2 DAYS OF A HOLIDAY) OR WEEKENDS. Capillary collections unacceptable. Lithium heparin is unacceptable.
Processing Instructions
Reject due to: Refrigeration or freezing, sample stability, capillary or Lt Green/Lithium Heparin collection, removal of vacutainer cap.
Spin: N
Aliquot: N
Temp: RT
Storage location: Do not spin. Place whole blood in CPA RT Send Outs rack.
Off-site collection: Can only be collected at Seattle Children's Main Campus.
Note: Specimen must remain sterile. Do not remove vacutainer cap to fill. Specimen can not be shared. Test requires a separate tube.
Stability
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Room temp | 30 h | |
| Refrigerated | N | |
| Frozen | N |
Availability
| STAT | Performed | TAT |
|---|---|---|
| N |
Performing Laboratory
Plexision
4424 Penn Avenue, Suite 202
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone: 1 (855) 753-9474
Department
Department: Send Outs
Phone Number: (206) 987-2563
CPT Codes
85032
88240 x2
88241 x2
88230
86353
86821
88184
88185 x5
88187
Reference Range
Interpretive report provided.
Send Out Instructions
| Reference Test Name | Pleximmune Assay |
| Reference Test Number | |
| Instructions | MUST reach Plexision within 30 hours of blood draw. Plexision accepts Saturday delivery. Ship ambient Priority via FedEx to Plexision Reference Lab. |
Pleximmune Requisition
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Description
The Pleximmune test predicts the risk of acute cellular rejection after liver or intestine transplantation in children. Cellular rejection, the leading type of rejection after organ transplantation, is mediated by cell-mediated toxicity toward transplanted organs.