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Fibrinogen, Quantitative
Test CodeLAB314
Preferred Specimen
Full Blue Top (Sodium Citrate).
Instructions
Mix sample immediately by gently inverting at least 6 times
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
If transport time exeeds 4 hours, send platelt-poor plasma frozen to -20C or less
If transport time exeeds 4 hours, send platelt-poor plasma frozen to -20C or less
Specimen Stability
;Whole Blood: Ambient 4 hours; Refrigerated Unacceptable; Frozen Unacceptable.
Plasma: After separation from cells: Ambient 8 hours; Refrigerated Unacceptable: Frozen 1 month
Plasma: After separation from cells: Ambient 8 hours; Refrigerated Unacceptable: Frozen 1 month
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Improperly filled tubes, clotted or hemolyzed.
Methodology
Stago Compact
