Vancomycin, Serum - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Overview
Description
Ordering Recommendation
- For trough level tests, collect specimen immediately prior to the next dose
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Serum
Specimen collection container
- Preferred Collection Container: Gold (gel)
- Alternative Collection Container: Red(no gel)
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 4.5 mL Full collection tube
- Minimum volume: 1.0 mL
(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
- 2 days at 2 – 8 °C
Rejection criteria
- Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Testing Information
Relevant clinical history
Relevant Recent Medication History
- Record on the requisition the dosage, date and time when medication was last given.
Performance
Methodology
- Competition assay
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
Results Reporting
- In hospital reported within 2 hours
- Community urgent and inter-hospital reported within 4 hours
- Community routine reported within 24 hours
- SHA Vancomycin Clinical Standards and Dosage Recommendations http://infonet.sktnhr.ca/pharmaceuticalservices/Documents/Resources/Pharm%20dept%20-%20Vancomycin%20supporting%20document%20-%20FINAL.pdf
- SHA Vancomycin Dosing Nomogram http://infonet.sktnhr.ca/pharmaceuticalservices/Documents/Resources/SHA%20vancomycin%20nomogram%20-%20FINAL.pdf
Specimen retention time
- 3 days
Last Updated: September 30, 2024