Fibrin Split Product

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Sodium Citrate Blue Top

Container Whole Blood Required

1 Full Sodium Citrate Blue Top tube

Summary Test Name

Fibrin Split Product

Transport Time

Must be received in lab within 4 hours of collection

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Refrigerate until courier pickup

Specimen Stability

Plasma – 24 hours if refrigerated Whole blood - 8 hours if refrigerated

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Spin/separate and refrigerate until analysis

Stat Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

R 4 hours S 2 hours

Reference Value

Male/Female and all ages the same: 0-10 ug/Ml

Additional Test Information

Preferred test for the detection of intravascular coagulation is the D-Dimer test.