Lactate Dehydrogenase, CSF - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
Specimen collection container
- Preferred collection container: Blood: CSF – Sterile screw top tubes supplied in Spinal tap kit
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 1.0 mL CSF
- Minimum volume: 0.5 mL CSF
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)
Transport and stability
- 4 hours on cells
- Not stable when stored at 2 – 8 °C
Rejection criteria
- Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Performance
Methodology
- UV Assay
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
- In Hospital reported within 2 hours
- Community Urgent reported within 4 hours
- Community Routine reported within 24 hours
Specimen retention time
- 3 days
Last Updated: October 7, 2024