Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Blood Gas, Venous - iSTAT (Synonym: BGV, Venous Blood Gas, BG)

Test Includes:

pO2 and O2 Saturation will not be reported on specimens collected in vacutainers.

All zones: pH, pO2, pCO2, HCO3, Base Excess, O2 Saturation.

Brooks Health Centre: Ionized Calcium also reported.

In addition to the menu above, Lactate will be reported at the following locations:

Central Zone:

Coronation Hospital and Care Centre
Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital - Castor

North Zone:

Athabasca Healthcare Centre
Barrhead Healthcare Centre
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital
Boyle Healthcare Centre
Central Peace Health Complex – Spirit River
Elk Point Healthcare Centre
Fox Creek Healthcare Centre
George McDougall - Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre
Grimshaw / Berwyn and District Community HC
Jasper – Seton Healthcare Centre
Manning Community Health Centre
Mayerthorpe Healthcare Centre
McLennan – Sacred Heart Community HC
Valleyview HC

South Zone:

All sites

Ordering Alert:

These tests are run as a panel only. This test panel is NOT for routine lactate testing.

Collection Alert:

For community or outpatient requests, refer to Blood Gas, Venous – Community and Outpatients

Do not collect at a Patient Service Centre or by Mobile Collection Services.

If a tourniquet is used during collection, refer to specimen collection requirements below for collection guidelines.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB79

Specimen Type:

Whole Blood

Specimen Source:

Venous

Primary Container:

Edmonton Zone:
HEPARINIZED SYRINGE

Calgary and South (except Crowsnest Pass and Taber) Zones:
DARK GREEN – LIHEP NO GEL

Central Zone:
MINT LIHEP PST or DARK GREEN – LIHEP NO GEL

North Zone:
MINT LIHEP PST or HEPARINIZED SYRINGE

Crowsnest Pass Hospital and Taber Health Centre:
MINT LIHEP PST

Alternate Containers:

Central Zone and Vulcan Community Health Centre:
HEPARINIZED SYRINGE

North Zone:
HEPARINIZED SYRINGE or MINT GREEN LIHEP NO GEL

South Zone (except Crowsnest Pass):
HEPARINIZED SYRINGE or DARK GREEN - LIHEP NO GEL

Minimum Collection Volume:

Vacutainer tube: Must be filled to capacity.
Heparinized syringe: 0.7 mL whole blood

Specimen Collection Requirements:

A tourniquet is not required for collection but can be used during collection if the following guidelines are followed:

Draw sample immediately after application of tourniquet; tourniquet application must not exceed one minute before accessing vein.
If tourniquet is in place longer than one minute before accessing vein, release it and reapply after two minutes before performing venipuncture.
Do not clench fist during and prior to collection.

Stability and Storage:

Calgary Zone:
Room temperature: 30 minutes.

Central and North Zone:
Room temperature: 60 minutes

Edmonton Zone:
Room temperature: 10 minutes.

South Zone:
Room temperature: 15 minutes.

Processing:

Avoid / remove air bubbles from heparinized syringes.
Mix well by gentle inversion.
Do NOT place on ice or in ice slurry.
Do NOT centrifuge.

Transportation:

Transport to performing department immediately.
Transport at room temperature.

Testing Schedule:

Daily

Reference Interval:

Parameter	Units	Gender	Reference Interval
pH	N/A	All	7.30 – 7.40
pCO2	mmHg		35 – 50
pO2	mmHg		30.0 – 50.0
HCO3	mmol/L		20 – 27
BE	mmol/L		-4 - 1
O2 Sat	%		50 – 80
Lactate	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Ionized Calcium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page

Critical Value:

Parameter	Units	Gender	Critical Value
pH	N/A	All	Less than 7.15 or greater than 7.55
pCO2	mmHg		Less than 15, or if greater than 55 when pH is less than 7.20
HCO3	mmol/L		Less than 10 or greater than 40
Lactate	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page
Ionized Calcium	mmol/L		Refer to individual analyte test page

Calgary Zone:
See critical values.

Performing Site:

Calgary Zone:	Claresholm General Hospital Oilfields General Hospital Vulcan Community Health Centre
Central Zone:	Consort Hospital and Care Centre Coronation Hospital and Care Centre Daysland Health Centre Drayton Valley Hospital and Care Centre Drumheller Health Centre Hanna Health Centre Hardisty Health Centre Innisfail Health Centre Killam Health Care Centre Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre Lamont Health Care Centre Olds Hospital and Care Centre Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital - Castor Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre Provost Health Centre Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre Rocky Mountain House Health Centre Stettler Hospital and Care Centre St. Joseph’s General Hospital - Vegreville Sundre Hospital and Care Centre Sylvan Lake Community Health Centre Three Hills Health Centre Tofield Health Centre Two Hills Health Centre Vermillion Health Centre Viking Health Centre Wainwright Health Centre Wetaskiwin Hospital and Care Centre
Edmonton Zone:	Devon General Hospital East Edmonton Health Centre Leduc Community Hospital Redwater Health Centre
North Zone:	Athabasca Healthcare Centre Barrhead Helathcare Centre Bonnyville Helathcare Centre Boyle Healthcare Centre Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Central Peace Health Complex – Spirit River Cold Lake Healthcare Centre Edson Healthcare Centre Elk Point Healthcare Centre Fairview Health Complex Fox Creek Healthcare Centre George McDougall – Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre Grande Cache Community Health Complex Grimshaw / Berwyn and District Community Health Centre High Prairie Health Complex Hinton Healthcare Centre Manning Community Health Centre Mayerthorpe Healthcare Centre Northwest Health Centre – High Level Peace River Community Health Centre Sacred Heart Community Health Centre - McLennan Seton Healthcare Centre - Jasper Slave Lake Healthcare Centre St. Theresa General Hospital – Fort Vermillion St. Therese – St. Paul Healthcare Centre Valleyview Health Centre Wabasca / Desmarais Healthcare Centre Westlock Healthcare Centre William J. Cadzow – Lac La Biche Health Centre Whitecourt Healthcare Centre
South Zone:	Bassano Health Centre Bow Island Health Centre Brooks Health Centre Cardston Hospital Crowsnest Pass Health Centre Fort Macleod Health Centre Milk River Hospital Oyen - Big Country Hospital Pincher Creek Hospital Raymond Health Centre Taber Health Centre

Last Updated On:

Thursday, November 21, 2024