Coagulation Mixing Studies
A series of clotting tests on a mixture of normal and patients plasma with the aim of distinguishing a factor deficiency from a coagulation inhibitor.
| Tube | 05 (CP) - Citrate |
|---|---|
| ID | 12724 |
| Availability | Weekdays |
| Additional Information | A 50:50 mixture of normal & patients plasma is tested at several timed intervals to see if the abnormal patients plasma is corrected by addition of normal plasma. Also to see if the correction is maintained of a 2 hour period when incubated at 37C |
| Send to | Specialist Coagulation Chancellor / Lincoln Wing Link Corridor Pathology Block 32 St James University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF |
| Contact | https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/a-z-of-services/pathology-2/specialist-laboratory-medicine-slm/specialist-coagulation/?stage=Stage |
| Collection Con | Citrate tubes must be filled to the line - 2 x citrate samples required. Samples must be processed within 6 hours of being taken. |
| Sample REQ | Blood |
| Ref. Range (Male) | >70% correction |
| Ref. Range (Female) | >70% correction |
| Ref. Range (Paed) | >70% correction |
| Ref. Range Notes | Descriptive report |
| Units | Descriptive report |
| IP Acute TAT | Contact laboratory |
| IP Routine TAT | 10 days |
| GP Acute TAT | Contact laboratory |
| GP Routine TAT | 10 days |
| Telepath | MIXNJ |
| ICE Codes | LMIXN |
