Salicylate - Ochsner Health System

Additional Codes

Epic EAP: LAB34

Epic Description: SALICYLATE LEVEL

ASA

Blood

Ochsner South Louisiana and Ochsner LSU Monroe:

	Collection Container	Preferred Volume	Minimum Volume
Preferred	Green, Lithium Heparin with Inert Gel	5.0 mL	1.0 mL
Alternate	Red, No Anticoagulant, No gel OR Gold, Clot Activator with Inert Gel	5.0 mL	1.0 mL
Preferred Micropuncture	Green Micro, Lithium Heparin with Inert Gel	2 X 0.5 mL	2 X 0.5 mL
Alternate Micropuncture	Gold Micro, Clot Activator with Inert Gel	2 X 0.5 mL	2 X 0.5 mL

Ochsner St. Mary (Teche):

	Collection Container	Preferred Volume	Minimum Volume
Preferred	Gold, clot activator with inert gel	5.0 mL	1.0 mL

Ochsner LSU Shreveport:

	Collection Container	Preferred Volume	Minimum Volume
Preferred	Red, with clot activator and inert gel	5.0 mL	1.0 mL

OALH Lab:

	Collection Container	Preferred Volume	Minimum Volume
Preferred	Green, Lithium Heparin with Inert Gel	4.0 mL	1.0 mL
Alternate	Red, No Anticoagulant, No gel	4.0 mL	1.0 mL

Centrifuge specimen. Transport refrigerated. Aliquot plasma or serum and refrigerate if holding overnight.

Plasma or Serum

Optimum 3.0 mL

Minimum 0.25 mL

Chemistry Lab

24 hours

1 day

OALH Lab: 240 min

Centrifuge specimen. Deliver to laboratory. Aliquot plasma or serum and refrigerate if holding overnight.

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