Collection Instructions

Specimen Collection: Blood

Container(s): 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA) 

Preferred Volume to Collect: Full tube (6 mL)

Capillary collect ok? No

Collection Instructions:

• Gently invert EDTA tube(s) 8 - 10 times after collection.
• Specimen should be processed within 24 hours – See Processing Instructions.

Processing Instructions (Laboratory, Outpatient or Off-site collection)

• Processed Specimen: Plasma 
• Centrifuge/Spin: Yes
• Aliquot: Yes
• Processes Minimum Volume: 1.6 mL Plasma 
• Processing Instructions:
  • With room temperature storage, centrifuge whole blood in EDTA tube within 24 hours of collection. 
  • With refrigerated temperature storage, centrifuge whole blood in EDTA tube within 48 hours of collection. 
  • Transfer plasma to a screw-capped transport tube.
  • Plasma needs to be stored frozen in screw-capped transport tube after separation from cells
• Transport temperature: Prefer that plasma be frozen for transport