Whole blood

Refer to Blue Top Tube (3.2% Sodium Citrate) Collection Instructions

1. Draw 2-3 cc of blood into a blue-top tube containing 3.2% sodium citrate and discard. Fill a second 3.2% sodium citrate tube,making sure to fill the tube to the appropriate level marked on the outside of the tube.

2 .Label the specimen with the patient's full name, date of birth, date of draw, and the initials of the phlebotomist.

3. If other coagulation tests are ordered, a separate specimen must be drawn.

The blue TEG Request Form should accompany the sample. Contact the Blood Bank at 932-2412 if a copy of the form is needed. Send specimen to tube station #12.

2 hours

Tubes that are clotted, hemolyzed, centrifuged, overfilled or under-filled.

85347 – Coagulation Time, TEG (EAP 30043610)
85384 – Fibrinogen, Activated TEG (EAP 30043620)
85576 – Platelet Aggregation, TEG (EAP 30043630)
85390 – Fibrinolysins, Interp and Report (EAP 30043640)

This test can ONLY be performed on inpatients at Saint Luke's Hospital.