Pre-Travel Screen (DVT)
Sample Reqs
A A B
Turnaround
5 days
Special instructions
Clinical history must be provided.
Sample type guide
A
Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/10ml (10ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)
B
Gold Vacutainer, SST/Gel anticoagulant, 5ml
Additional information
All citrate samples sent by post or with an overnight delay must be double spun and sent frozen.
Please send samples to:
Health Services Laboratories, The Halo Building, 1 Mabledon Place , London WC1H 9AX
Please note that sample stability times will affect the feasibility of running add-on tests – please phone the lab to discuss on 020 3946 8854.
- How to order a test
- Guidance on specimen collection
- Specimen transport
- Sample rejection criteria
- Request Forms
Last-updated: 12/08/22