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Blood Gas, Cord Blood [Blood gas, Umbilical Artery; Blood gas, Umbilical Vein]
CBGASA, CBGASV
| Method(s) |
Ion Selective Electrode |
| Components |
pH, PCO2, PO2, Base Excess, Base Deficit, HCO3, O2 Saturation |
| Collect |
- Whole blood.
- Remove needle and cap syringe securely prior to transport.
- Syringes with needles attached will be rejected.
- Refer to hospital-specific Point of Care procedures for iStat and EPOC specimen collection criteria.
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| Transport |
2 mL cord blood at room temperature. * Collection Instructions * - Mix well by inverting.
- Transport to laboratory immediately.
- Stable for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Please note time of collection, patient's temperature and oxygen therapy on the laboratory requisition.
- Results will be corrected for temperature only by request.
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| Remarks |
BILLING CODES: Umbilical Artery (CBGASA): 1010439 Umbilical Vein (CBGASV): 1010440 |
| Unacceptable Conditions |
Syringes with needles attached |
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| Schedule |
Daily-24 hours per day |
| CPTCode |
82803 |
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| | | Umbilical Artery
order code: CBGASA | Umbilical Vein
order code: CBGASV | | Components | | Reference Range | | pH | mmHg | 7.14 - 7.40 | 7.23 - 7.46 | | PCO2 | mmHg | 32 - 69 | 28 - 57 | | PO2 | mmol/L | 8 - 33 | 15 - 42 | | Base Excess | mmol/L | 0 - 1.3 | 0 - 0.7 | | Base Deficit | mmol/L | 0 - 7.0 | 0 - 5.8 | | HCO3 | mmol/L | 16.0 - 27.1 | 17.4 - 25.4 | | O2 Saturation | % | 5 - 59 | 14 - 75 |
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