• Aberrant or Discrepant Result Investigations
• Antibodies to High and Low-incidence Antigens
• Auto-Antibodies
• Drug-Dependent Antibodies
• Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn Investigations
• Reagent-Dependent Reactivity
• Single to Complex Multiple Antibodies
• Transfusion Reaction Investigations

• ABO Discrepancies
• Discrepant Red Cell Antigen Typing
• Donor/Patient Red Cell Phenotype and Genotype (Serologic and Molecular testing available)
• Polyagglutination Investigation
• Prenatal Evaluations (ABO/Rh, ABID, titer)
• Weak Antigen Expression Investigations

• Reference Lab Email Encryption for Final Result
• Reference Lab Tag

Submitting Samples

To submit a sample for investigation, follow the flowchart or the steps listed below.

1. Draw the sample (view sample requirements)
2. Complete the Consultation Request Form 
3. Call the Reference Lab at 317-916-5188, option 1, to request a courier to pick up the sample
    

Requesting Rare Units

To request rare antigen negative blood, follow the flowchart or the steps listed below.

1. Call the Reference Lab at 317-916-5188, option 1
2. Speak with the Reference Lab Specialist to arrange for delivery of rare units

Surround Web Interface, also referred to as SWI, is a web-based application that works as a companion to the Indiana Blood Center's Surround software.  Through this interface IBC clients will be able to create and modify  Donor and Specimen Work Orders, add  additional tests to a sample, upload files to the testing site, automatically accession samples into Surround, as well as view, and print reports remotely.
 

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