Remove Specimens

Once you start a batch, there are chances that you want to remove one or more specimens from the batch due to any of the reasons stated below:

One of the specimens got damaged as it fell on the ground, and the tube broke.
The quantity received was insufficient.
The blood tube had blood clots.
The tube received was already frozen.
An incorrect specimen was selected from the waiting queue and added to the batch.

You can remove specimens from a batch/task and specify the reason for doing so. A deviation event will be added to that specimen.

The skip mode will behave differently based on the type of task, as stated below:

Task Type	Behavior

Task Type	Behavior
"type" : "update-specimens"	You will get an option asking if you want to ‘Skip only this task' or 'Skip all remaining tasks’. You can select one and specify the reason. Also you can have option “Remove from batch“.
"type" : "create-derivatives	It will not give you an option and will only ask for a reason for removing the specimens.
"type" : "form-data-entry"	You will get an option asking if you want to ‘Skip only this task' or 'Skip all remaining tasks’. You can select one and specify the reason.
"type" : "create-pooled"	There is no option of remove specimens from this task. If you wish to skip the task, you can add the ‘Skip' button for this step. Refer to 'Skip Tasks’ section.
"type" : "create-aliquots"	It will not give you an option and will only ask for a reason for removing the specimens.

Skip only this task

If you want to remove the specimen only from a specific task, select the 'Skip only this task' option and specify the reason.

If you intend to skip all the tasks for a specimen, select the 'Skip all remaining tasks' option and specify the reason.

From v10.0, if you added a specimen accidentally to the batch, you can remove it. This specimen will now get added back to the waiting queue.

This option is only available in the first task when the specimen has not yet been processed in the workflow. Once the specimen is processed, it cannot be removed from the batch.
The specimens will go back to the waiting queue only if they were selected from the waiting queue to start a batch.