Carboxyhemoglobin (CO-HB), Venous

General Information

Specimen Type: Venous blood
Collection: Venous blood collected into a balanced heparinized syringe such as the 2 mL Radiometer PicoTM or 3 mL Smiths Portex Pro-Vent syringes.

Also acceptable: 5 mL Venous blood in UNSPUN, UNOPENED GREEN TOP or 4 mL Venous blood in UNSPUN, UNOPENED LIME GREEN TOP.
Carboxyhemoglobin is stable up to 8 hours at room temperature and up to 48 hours at 0 - 4°C.
Handling Instructions: Needles must be removed from syringes and replaced with caps before sending to the lab. No air bubbles. Transport to Lab Immediately.
Note: The Laboratory MUST assay specimen collected in a syringe within 30 minutes of blood collection.
Quantity: requested: Full Syringe or GREEN TOP
minimum: 0.5 mL Venous whole blood

Processing: UW-MT Instructions: Log in as STAT and deliver to Blood Gas Bench IMMEDIATELY
along with the label: LSATEL

HMC Instructions: Log in as STAT and deliver to Blood Gas Bench IMMEDIATELY
SPS: An extra label prints (LSATEL) requested by the Satellite @ UW-MT. If STAT LAB doesn't need this label, throw away

LIS Dept Code

Chemistry, Whole Blood (CHW)

Performing Location(s)

HMC	Chemistry, Automated 206-520-4600 325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW	Main Lab 206-668-1344 UW Medical Center – Northwest 1550 N 115th Street, A200 Seattle, WA 98133
UW-MT	Chemistry, Blood Gas 206-520-4600 Clinical Lab, Room NW220, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195

Frequency

Daily

Available STAT?

Yes