Collections for general biobanking are usually unplanned, i.e., there are no specific time points, and specimens get collected whenever they are available. For such cases, the unplanned specimen collection workflow of OpenSpecimen is best suited. You can use the add unplanned specimens page to do the following:
In the participant page, click on the dotted menu of the occurred visit and select ‘Collect Unplanned Specimens’
You will be navigated to the ‘Collect Unplanned Specimens’ workflow
To collect multiple copies of the specimens with the same properties, specify count under 'Count'
Enter further details and click on the 'Submit' button
Collect unplanned specimens along with aliquots
In the participant’s overview page, click on the dotted menu of the desired visit and select option ‘Collect Unplanned Specimens’
Enter all valid details for collecting one specimen type and click on 'Add Another' to add another specimen type
"Copy Last" options: These options are useful if you are creating specimens that are similar but with minor changes
Copy last: Will make a copy of the last specimen without the aliquots
Copy Last With Aliquots: Will make a copy of the last specimen with the aliquots
Enter all the details and click on the 'Next' button
Enter the quantity of the specimens to be collected, select container position and click on ‘Submit’
Create aliquots while collecting unplanned specimens
When copying, you can either copy with the aliquots or without aliquots.
In the participant page, click on the dotted menu of the desired visit and select option ‘Collect Unplanned Specimens’
Enter all details and check the checkbox of ‘Do you want to create aliquots?’ of the ‘ALIQUOT DETAILS’ section’
Enter details of the aliquots and click on 'Add Another' to add different aliquot types
Click on Next
In the next screen, specify quantity and container position and click on 'Submit' button
You can view the summary of the collected specimens along with all the aliquots, note that the system automatically creates the intermediate derived specimens
Unplanned Derivatives/Aliquots
Depending on the needs or availability, you may often have to create a child or grandchild of a sample without prior planning. OpenSpecimen allows you to collect additional derivatives or aliquots from a specimen’s overview page.