The Mayo Special Coagulation Laboratory has extensive
experience in providing high-quality hemostatic testing and interpretation of results, including more than 30 years of experience with mailed-in specimens. In addition to experience and quality, our strength especially results from the expertise of our staff which includes:

• Physician director (hematology, internal medicine, and laboratory medicine)
• Seven consulting hematologists or vascular medicine specialists with expertise and interest in clinical and laboratory hemostasis and thrombosis to provide test panel interpretation
• Clinical technical coagulation specialist available to assist clients with questions regarding appropriate testing, specimen requirements, and interpretation of results
• Highly qualified laboratory personnel

Additional strengths and features of the Special Coagulation Laboratory include:

• Large repertoire of test procedures available, using stateof- the-art technology, to address virtually all clinical coagulation disorders
• Extensive clinical correlation with Mayo Clinic experience, large esoteric test volume (>325,000 tests in 2006), and experience with many unusual cases help ensure broad expertise.
• Close liaison with coagulation research aids development of new testing procedures, refinements of older procedures, and investigation of unusual cases.
• Ready access to the personnel and expertise of the federally funded Mayo Comprehensive Hemophilia and Mayo Thrombophilia Centers for assistance in diagnosis and management of patients with hereditary or acquired bleeding or thrombosing disorders
• Establishment (1996) of the Special Coagulation DNADiagnostic Laboratory (>60,000 genotyping assays in 2006) to facilitate testing for hereditary bleeding and thrombosing disorders
• In addition to individually ordered tests, we emphasize availability of consultative test groupings (available as “Coagulation Consultations”) for complex or difficult diagnostic problems such as:
  • #550 Thrombotic diathesis
  • #551 Bleeding diathesis
  • #552 Lupus-like anticoagulant Specialized Laboratory Services
  • #553 Prolonged prothrombin time/activated partial thromboplastin time
  • #554 von Willebrand disease
  • #1501 Coagulation factor VIII inhibitor panel
• In contrast to individually ordered coagulation tests, “Coagulation Consultation” testing is reflexive; and an interpretation is formulated by a coagulation consultant.
• Electronic reporting of test results and interpretations
• Consultation and test interpretation readily available by phone from experienced physicians with coagulation subspecialty