Cryofibrinogen

Testing Laboratories

Waitematā | Northshore Hospital
Waitematā | Waitakere Hospital

Department

Chemical Pathology

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

CRYF

Test Code (Numeric Code)

0981

Laboratory Handling

Phlebotomy

See "Pre-testing Requirements"

Separating

DO NOT use the centrifuge to separate the sample.

Laboratory

Give a copy of request form to Biochemistry

Test Adds Requirement

Cannot be test added

Sample Stability

N/A

Synonyms

Cryofibrinogen

Turnaround Time

5 days

Available from 08:00am to 04:00pm, 7 days a week

Specimen Type

• Plasma
• Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)
• Plain (Red Top)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

16

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

10

No of Samples Required

4

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)
• Plain (Red Top)

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

8

Pre-testing Requirements

Collection instructions:
1. Get a heat pad from phleb outpatient room
2. Activate the heat pad. Promptly placing it upright and long ways along with side wall of the flask
3. Place the inner lid and outer lid on the flask and seal tightly
4. Record the heat pad activation time on request form
5. Pre-heat the sample tubes before collection
6. Send samples in flask to the lab via Lamson or hand delivery within 30 mins after collection

Additional Specimen Information

2x 4mL Plain (Red) AND 2x 4mL EDTA (Purple) required for this test.

Laboratory instruction:
1. Check patient’s details on samples against the request form AND the heat pad activation time
Recollect sample when
– unlabelled/mismatch sample
- no heat pad activation time
- sample arrived in the lab 90mins AFTER heat pad activation time
2. Take out all tubes and place them in Biochemistry heat block for separation
3. Give a copy of request form to Biochemistry
4. Leave the gel pack ins ide the flask and return the flask to phlebotomy via Lamson (310 NSH/ 700 WTH)

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