Sodium Citrate 1.8 mL Paed (Clear/Pale Blue Inner)
Blood (neonate)
1.0 mL
Sodium Citrate 1.0 mL Neonate (Pale Blue Top)
COLLECTION NOTES
Accurate filling of specimen tube essential. Specimens must be transported at room temperature to the Laboratory in a red specimen bag ASAP. (Maximum delay to testing laboratory must not exceed 2hrs) * If several factor assays are requested, e.g. VIII, IX, XI, and XII, 3 x sodium citrate tubes are required for an adult and 2 tubes for a child.
GENERAL NOTES
Factor XI has a biological half-life of 80 hours. Thrombin generation is never as impeded in F XI deficiency as it is in the other factor deficiencies. Deficient individuals may experience increased bleeding after aspirin ingestion, prostatectomy, and oral cavity surgery and when there is increased fibrinolytic activity. Acquired F XI inhibitors may be seen in patients with SLE.
