Blood Gas, Venous Cord
| Sunquest Code: | BGCDV | ||
| Epic Code: | LAB77 | Epic Name: | Blood Gas Cord Venous |
| Synonyms: | Cord Blood Gas | ||
| Methodology: | Electrode | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Performed and reported 24 hours/day. | ||
Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Blood |
| Optimal Volume: | 1 mL |
| Minimum\Peds Volume: | 0.5 mL (3 mL syringe); 0.2 mL (tuberculin syringe); 4 inch segment of cord tissue (clamped) |
| Container: | Dry heparin syringe |
| Collection Instructions: | Specimen should be free of air bubbles. Deliver to laboratory immediately; preferably within 30 minutes; ice is not required. Alternatively, within 60 minutes is acceptable. |
Processing and Shipping
| Shipping Instructions: | none |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Chemistry (Fairview Lakes - FLMC, Fairview Ridges - FRH, Fairview Southdale - FSH, UMMC NICU, Grand Itasca GICH) |
Interpretive
| Critical Range: | pH less than 7.16; pH greater than 7.6 | ||||||||||||
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| Use: | Evaluate oxygen and metabolic parameters. Monitor oxygen therapy. Base Excess: Positive values indicate a relative deficit of noncarbonic acids; negative values (base deficit) indicate a relative excess of noncarbonic acids. |
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