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EPIC CODE: LAB41 Vancomycin, Post Dose

ADDITIONAL TEST CODE

Sunquest: VANCP

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UPH Methodist Hospital
UPH Pekin Hospital
UPH Proctor Hospital

Collect

Gold (SST), Red,Green (Lithium Heparin) top tube. Preferred volume: 6mL Minimum required volume: 0.5mL serum/plasma
Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.

Storage/Transport Temperature

0.5 mL serum/plasma. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from cells:

Ambient (room temperature) Stability: Methodist : 4 hours

Proctor & Pekin: 8 hours

Refrigerated (2-8oC) Stability:(2-8°C) Stability: Methodist: 1 day

Proctor & Pekin: 48 hours

Frozen (<-20°C) Stability: 1 week

Remarks

Draw 1 hour (60 minutes) following completion of infusion. If Gold (SST) Gel tube is used for collection, serum must be analyzed within 24 hours or removed from gel tube for storage

Days Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Methodology

Immunoassay (PETINIA)

Reference Interval

METHODIST PROCTOR PEKIN
THERAPEUTIC 18 – 26 ug/mL 18- 26 2 hrs after 60 min infusion

25 – 40 1 hr after 1 hr infusion		 18- 26 ug/mL
CRITICAL 60 ug/mL

Therapeutic: 18-26 ug/mL*

Critical: ≥ 60 ug/mL*

*ug/mL reported as mcg/mL in LIS and EPIC

CPT Codes

80202