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Which tube is the blood to additive ratio most critical?Tools and more. What is the proper blood to additive ratio?Venous blood specimens for coagulation assays should be collected into a tube containing 3.2% buffered sodium citrate tube (blue top tube), yielding a whole blood sample with a 9:1 blood to anticoagulant ratio. Inadequate filling of the collection tube will decrease this ratio, and may affect test results.
What is the blood to additive ratio in sodium citrate tube?A completely filled tube is necessary because the correct ratio of blood to citrate is critical (9:1).
What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube?The laboratory may reject the specimen because of invalid blood to anticoagulant ratio, which in the case of a light-blue (citrate) tube is 9:1.
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