Neutrophil Oxidative Burst (Sendout)

Collection: 1 mL in GREEN TOP (Sodium Heparin/Na Hep) tube

• Unacceptable: Lithium heparin tubes (with or without gel)

Collection Timing:

• A.M. Samples: Collect Monday - Friday. Samples collected on a Friday must arrive at the lab by 09:00 A.M.
• P.M. Samples: Collect Monday - Thursday only. Orders collected late morning or afternoon on Fridays will be cancelled.
• Do not collect on or before holidays.

Expedite transport to the laboratory. Samples must arrive at the performing lab within 20 hours of collection.

Vancouver Clinic (TVC) Only:

• Expedite transport to the UW Central Lab to ensure that the samples arrive at Seattle Children's lab within the 20-hour* stability.

Other Outside Laboratories: Due to the limited sample stability for this test, clients should arrange for testing directly with Seattle Children's Hospital Laboratory.

Stability: Ambient (Required): 20 hours*; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable.

• *20 hours recommended, may be stable to 50 hours. Contact Cell Markers Lab at 206-987-2560 to confirm acceptability of samples >20 hours old.

SPS: Short stability; expedite processing. Notify Sendouts staff upon receipt of samples in the lab. Store samples in the ambient Sendouts rack at each site (USENDA/HSENDA/CSENDA).

Sendouts (UW-MT or HMC)/Central Lab (RCLSPS):

• Order SEACHL Test: LAB3348
• Expedite transport. Send samples as received via scheduled DLMP Courier pickups or Delivery Express according to the site’s preferred transportation method. Samples must be received by SCH Lab within 20 hours of collection.*
• Samples drawn on Friday must be received at SCH lab by noon.
• Notify SCH Cell Marker Lab at 206-987-2560 if sending a sample nearing the stability limit or Friday noon cutoff.

Stability: Ambient (Required): 20 hours*; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable.

• *20 hours recommended, may be stable to 50 hours. Contact Cell Markers Lab at 206-987-2560 to confirm acceptibility of samples >20 hours old.