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Fibrinogen

eD-H Order Code

LAB314

Specimen Collection Information

Specimen Minimum Test Volume Container Special Handling
Blood

PEDI, PICU, or ICN draws refer to specimen collection job aid.

All other Coag tubes must be filled to the line on tube.

  

Specimen Transport Temperature

Double spin, separate, and freeze

Reference Ranges / Critical Values

Assay Gender Age Range Normal Range Critical Values Units
Fibrinogen All 0 Minutes – 15 Days   <100 mg/dL
    15 Days – 1 Months 136 -300 <100 mg/dL
    1 Months – 6 Months 141 -437 <100 mg/dL
    6 Months – 1 Years 148 -367 <100 mg/dL
    1 Years – 6 Years 164 -497 <100 mg/dL
    6 Years – 11 Years 171 -537 <100 mg/dL
    11 Years – 18 Years 168 -529 <100 mg/dL
    18 Years – 150 Years 200 -393 <100 mg/dL

Specimen Stability

4 hours

Additional Specimen Instructions

1.8 mL Sodium Citrate tube filled to the line

OR

2.7 mL Sodium Citrate tube filled to the line

 

 

Blue top tubes must be filled within 10% of stated volume. A discard tube must be used if a citrate tube is to be drawn using a winged blood collection set. It is important to remove air from the blood collection set to ensure the proper blood volume is obtained in the coag tube.

 

If needed, 1mL sodium citrate tubes can be prepared by the laboratory.  These are a non-vacuum orange screw cap tube with lab prepared anticoagulant. To obtain some of these custom tubes please call the coagulation laboratory at 5-9463.

 

If the patient has a known hematocrit >55%, please contact the coagulation lab for an adjusted collection tube before drawing the blood.

Interpretive Data

Assay Display Interpretive Data
Fibrinogen A fibrinogen level >100 mg/dL is adequate for hemostasis in most patients without underlying bleeding disorders.

CPT(s)

85384

Performing Lab Section

Hematology