Sodium Citrate TubesBlue cap
Sodium Citrate 3.2%
Meditubex® · Vacuum & Non-Vacuum
CLSI-standard 3.2% citrate at a 1:9 ratio for precise coagulation studies.
Clinical principle
Buffered 3.2% sodium citrate reversibly binds calcium at a fixed 1:9 citrate-to-blood ratio, following CLSI guidelines for accurate coagulation testing.
Applications
- Coagulation (PT / INR)
- APTT
- Factor assays
- D-dimer
Frequently asked
Specifications
- Cap colour
- Blue cap
- Additive
- Buffered trisodium citrate 3.2%
- Specimen
- Plasma / Whole Blood
- Tube type
- Vacuum & Non-Vacuum
- Ratio
- 1:9 (citrate : blood)
- Tube sizes
- 13 × 75 mm · 2 / 3 ml
- Inversions
- 3–4 times, gently
- Applications
- Coagulation (PT / INR)APTTFactor assaysD-dimer
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