Q. What tests are done in sodium citrate tube?

Answer

The ACL TOP apparatus was used to carry out the standard coagulation tests of activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prothrombin time (PT), and fibrinogen (FIB). The reagents that were used were from HemosIL. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also suggests that health care and laboratory facilities develop and implement the strategies mentioned above in order to minimize the use of these tubes, maintain the quality and safety of care for patients who are required to undergo testing due to medical necessity, and reduce the risk of infection. The Food and Drug Administration encourages medical professionals to report any adverse events or suspected adverse events that may have been caused by sodium citrate blood specimen collection tubes (light blue tops).