Preferred: One 4.5 mL Green top with gel (PST) (lithium heparin plasma).
Acceptable: One 5.0 mL Gold with gel (SST) BD Vacutainer, (clot activator serum).
Pediatric Collection
Preferred: One 0.5mL green top with gel (lithium heparin plasma). Acceptable: One 0.6 mL Gold top microtainer (SST)
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens collected in EDTA, Citrate, or Oxalate
Storage/Transport Temperature
Ambient, Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 2 days
Frozen: 6 months
Preferred: One 4.5 mL Green top with gel (PST) (lithium heparin plasma).
Acceptable: One 5.0 mL Gold with gel (SST) BD Vacutainer, (clot activator serum).
Pediatric Collection
Preferred: One 0.5mL green top with gel (lithium heparin plasma). Acceptable: One 0.6 mL Gold top microtainer (SST)
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens collected in EDTA, Citrate, or Oxalate
Storage/Transport Temperature
Ambient, Refrigerated
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 2 days
Frozen: 6 months
