Medical Director: Sacha Uljon, MD, PhD, Phone: 617-726-0602
Associate Director: Ryan Mize, DCLS, MHA, Phone: 617-724-1863
Sr. Clinical Manager: Jennifer Hiers, Phone: 617-726-3609

MGB Coagulation Resident: Pager #21820

Description

The Special Coagulation Laboratory is in operation 7 days a week, 8 am to 4:00 pm, except for holidays, it is closed. When the laboratory is closed, specimens should be delivered to the Core Laboratory on Gray 5. Many of the tests performed are of a batch nature.

Notes

1. Argatroban, bivalirudin, dabigatran, apixaban, or rivaroxaban anticoagulation interfere with some coagulation assays.
2. When multiple tests are ordered simultaneously, a maximum of 5 blue top tubes is typically sufficient for all tests. Please contact the lab at 617-724-2969 for minimum volume requirements PRIOR to drawing more than 5 tubes.
3. Clotted, underfilled or overfilled specimens give unreliable results and will be refused.
4. Run at BWH. Advance notification to BWH Special Coagulation Lab.  is required. Samples can only be collected Monday through Friday and must be hand-delivered to the MGH Jackson 2 special coagulation lab by 10 AM due to limited specimen stability.  Specimens will be transported to BWH by courier. As long as an email has been sent to bwhspecialcoag@partners.org in advance, no additional notification or arrangement of transport is required.

Test requires 4 blue top tubes at room temperature. Alternatively, adult patients from MGH can have the labs drawn at 45 Francis street before 2 pm M-F.

Coagulation Test Handbook