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Test Code HPTT aPTT, Heparin Removed

Specimen and Container/Tube

Specimen Type: Plasma

Preferred Specimen: Light Blue Top Tube, 3.2% Sodium Citrate

Other Acceptable specimens: N/A

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

UCMC Onsite Instructions: 

Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. 

 

NOTE: Once each blue top tube is completely filled, gently invert the sample tube at least five times to ensure complete mixing of the contents.

 

UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions: 

  • Collect specimen per standard collection procedure.
  • Once each blue top tube is completely filled, gently invert the sample tube at least five times to ensure complete mixing of the contents.
  • Centrifuge specimens at >2500 x g for 10 minutes at room temperature.
  • Carefully remove plasma from cells using a plastic transfer pipette avoiding buffy coat.
  • Aliquot removed plasma into 2 plastic tubes containing a minimum of 0.5 mL of specimen in each tube.
  • Plasma samples must then be frozen at -20oC.
  • Once solidly frozen, they must be shipped on dry ice. Samples that have thawed in transit will be rejected.

Rejection Criteria

  • Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits. 
  • Specimens that have wrong ratio of blood to anticoagulant (fill volume), clotted or grossly hemolyzed.

Reference Values

 

Test

Age

Sex

Reference Range

aPTT, heparin removed

ALL

ALL

25.0 - 34.0 seconds

Critical Values

Analyte

Unit

Low

High

Age

aPTT, heparin removed

 

 

>120.0

ALL

CPT Codes

85730; 85525

LOINC Codes

52123-7

Volume

Preferred Volume: 2.0 mL

 

Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL

Specimen Stability

Storage Temperature

Stability

Room temperature

4 hours

Refrigerated

not acceptable

Frozen

30 days

Collection Instructions

Collect specimen per standard laboratory collection procedures. 

 

NOTE: Once each blue top tube is completely filled, gently invert the sample tube at least five times to ensure complete mixing of the contents.

Test Components

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) post heparin removal.

Clinical Indications

Performed to remove heparin from samples with supra-therapeutic heparin levels (such as samples drawn off of heparin locked lines without adequate waste volume drawn off).  Allows accurate aPTT to be performed in these settings.

Methodology

Clotting

Additional Information

aPTT, heparin removed orders with normal aPTT results will be converted to regular aPTT test order and reported.

 

3.2% sodium citrate light blue top tubes must have 9 to 1 ratio of blood to anticoagulant

Turnaround Time

Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory. 

STAT Turnaround Time: N/A

 

Routine Turnaround Time: 8 hours

 

Testing Schedule: 7days a week, 5 am to 10:30 pm

Synonyms/Keyword Search

Hepcheck aPTT, Hepzyme aPTT

Last Review Date

05/28/2024

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