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Factor XIII, Qual

Message
Hematology


Test Code
LAB1113


Alias/See Also
FXIII
Urea Clot Lysis
Factor 13


CPT Codes
85291

Preferred Specimen
2.7 ml. whole blood (blue top tube, citrate) MUST BE FULL


Instructions
LAB: Aliquot plasma and deliver to department 0700-2100 daily.

During off-hours, follow Platelet Poor Plasma aliquot and freezing instructions below until testing can resume:

LAB: If testing is not to be done within 2 hours, centrifuge light blue-top for 2 minutes at 7200 rpm (STAT coag. centrifuge) within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. 
Centrifuge aliquoted plasma a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial and place in 2-8℃ refrigerator or freeze -20℃ if delay longer than 1 hour.
 
Freeze aliquot at -20oC for at least 1 hour when sending to alternate campus for testing. 


Specimen Stability

Whole blood sample stability 
Ambient: 2 hrs
Centrifuged and separated plasma (see instructions) 
Refrigerated 2-8oC: 4 hours
Frozen: -20oC: 2 weeks
Frozen: -70oC: 6 months


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolyzed, contanminated, clotted, not enough volume


Report Available
Test performed 7:00 am - 8:00 pm Results in 24 hours


Reference Range
Normal


Performing Laboratory
HHN



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