SW or Noyes: Sodium heparin or Lithium heparin plasma tube, or SST FFT or JMH: Lithium heparin plasma tube or SST SJH: Lithium heparin plasma tube Red Creek: Rapid serum separator tube (RST)
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Stability (from collection to initiation)
After separation from cells: Ambient: 7 days; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 3 months at (-15) - (-25) °C FFT: After separation from cells: Ambient: 7 days; Refrigerated: (2 - 8 °C): 7 days SJH: After separation from cells: Refrigerated: 5 days
Fingerstick Requirements
Venous draw preferred, fingerstick acceptable. Draw 1 gold microtainer.
For SJH: 1 green microtainer
Refer to Lab Account Manager. email: labservicesoutreach@urmc.rochester.edu
Specimen Requirements
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
SW or Noyes: Sodium heparin or Lithium heparin plasma tube, or SST FFT or JMH: Lithium heparin plasma tube or SST SJH: Lithium heparin plasma tube Red Creek: Rapid serum separator tube (RST)
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Stability (from collection to initiation)
After separation from cells: Ambient: 7 days; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 3 months at (-15) - (-25) °C FFT: After separation from cells: Ambient: 7 days; Refrigerated: (2 - 8 °C): 7 days SJH: After separation from cells: Refrigerated: 5 days
Fingerstick Requirements
Venous draw preferred, fingerstick acceptable. Draw 1 gold microtainer.
For SJH: 1 green microtainer