Centralized Core Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories :
Send Out
Specimen Type:
Blood - Plasma
Tube Type:
Blue top (sodium citrate) tube
Collection Volume:
Minimum 2.7 mL in 2.7 mL Blue top (Sodium citrate) tube.
Minimum Volume:
Minimum 1.8 mL in 1.8 mL Blue top (Sodium citrate) tube.
Availability:
Sent to reference lab
Methodology:
Optical Clot-Based
Special Instructions:
Centrifuge, remove plasma, centrifuge again.
Please send 1 mL frozen citrated plasma.
Fasting specimen preferred.
If collected at an offsite location, send by a STAT Courier to Hospital lab.
Additional Info:
Reference range: 15.8-24.9 seconds
Test ID/Workstation :
TT2
Specimen Type:
Blood - Plasma
Tube Type:
Blue top (sodium citrate) tube
Collection Volume:
Minimum 2.7 mL in 2.7 mL Blue top (Sodium citrate) tube.
Availability:
Sent to reference lab
Methodology:
Optical Clot-Based
Special Instructions:
Centrifuge, remove plasma, centrifuge again.
Please send 1 mL frozen citrated plasma.
Fasting specimen preferred.
If collected at an offsite location, send by a STAT Courier to Hospital lab.
Additional Info:
Reference range: 15.8-24.9 seconds
