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EPIC NAME: THROMBIN TIME EPOC CODE: LAB324 |
Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Coagulation
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Platelet-poor plasma
Collection Container/Tube: Light-blue top (3.2% sodium citrate) tube; must be filled to line
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Stability: 3 Hours (A); 14 Days (F), if separated and immediately frozen at -20'C
Collection Instructions: Label specimen as plasma
Specimen Transport Temperature
Whole Blood: Ambient
Plasma: Ambient <3 hours/Frozen >3 hours
Refrigeration not acceptable
Reference Values
See laboratory report.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
85670
Methodology
Clot-Based Assay
Measure time of fibrinogen to fibrin conversion after adding bovine thrombin.