Lactate, CSF - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
Specimen collection container
- Preferred collection container: Sterile screw top tubes supplied in Spinal Tap kit
Collection procedure
- Send all samples to lab on ice
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 1 mL
- Minimum volume: 0.5 mL
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)
Transport and stability
- 1 hour
Rejection criteria
- Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Performance
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
- Within 1 hour
Last Updated: October 7, 2024