No EDTA, Sodium heparin/ potassium oxalate (Grey), or Sodium heparin vacutainers
Collection Comments
Send whole blood on ice or refrigerated (preferably within 30 minutes). DO NOT SPIN.
Fasting, resting patient. Based on a request from the IU Health Sepsis Committee, there is a reflex rule in Cerner that will order a second Lactate to be drawn 2 hours in the future when an initial Lactate result is > 2.0 mmol/L. This rule satisfies CMS Guidelines for Sepsis Quality.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated or on ice
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated or on ice stable for 2 hours
Ordering Recommendations
Lactate/lactic acid is a product of anerobic metabolism of glucose. The arterial lactate test is ordered when there is suspicion of hypoxia, lactic acidosis from an acute or chronic process, liver or kidney disease. Based on a request from the IU Health Sepsis Committee, there is a reflex rule in Cerner that will order a second Lactate to be drawn 2 hours in the future when an initial Lactate result is > 2.0 mmol/L. This reflex rule satisfies CMS Guidelines for Sepsis Quality.
Performed
Monday - Sunday; Days, Evening, Nights
Methodology
Amperometric
Reported
10 - 30 minutes
Performing Lab
Chemistry
Other Performing Labs
Arnett, Ball, Bedford, Bloomington, Frankfort, Jay Country, Morgan, Paoli, Saxony, Tipton, West and White Chemistry
No EDTA, Sodium heparin/ potassium oxalate (Grey), or Sodium heparin vacutainers
Collection Comments
Send whole blood on ice or refrigerated (preferably within 30 minutes). DO NOT SPIN.
Fasting, resting patient. Based on a request from the IU Health Sepsis Committee, there is a reflex rule in Cerner that will order a second Lactate to be drawn 2 hours in the future when an initial Lactate result is > 2.0 mmol/L. This rule satisfies CMS Guidelines for Sepsis Quality.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated or on ice
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated or on ice stable for 2 hours
Ordering
Ordering Recommendations
Lactate/lactic acid is a product of anerobic metabolism of glucose. The arterial lactate test is ordered when there is suspicion of hypoxia, lactic acidosis from an acute or chronic process, liver or kidney disease. Based on a request from the IU Health Sepsis Committee, there is a reflex rule in Cerner that will order a second Lactate to be drawn 2 hours in the future when an initial Lactate result is > 2.0 mmol/L. This reflex rule satisfies CMS Guidelines for Sepsis Quality.
Performed
Monday - Sunday; Days, Evening, Nights
Methodology
Amperometric
Reported
10 - 30 minutes
Performing Lab
Chemistry
Other Performing Labs
Arnett, Ball, Bedford, Bloomington, Frankfort, Jay Country, Morgan, Paoli, Saxony, Tipton, West and White Chemistry
