Specimen Minimum Volume
Minimum Volume Field
January 2011
Appropriate use of minimum volume information helps caregivers minimize the amount of blood drawn from the pediatric or difficult patient. But, submitting less than the preferred volume may negatively impact the quality of care by slowing turnaround time, increasing the hands-on personnel time (and cost) required to perform the test, and making it impossible to perform necessary follow-up testing in many cases. Specimens that are less than the minimum volume will, in most cases, be insufficient for analysis (and will be flagged as QNS, or quantity not sufficient).
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- Introduction
- Iatrogenic Anemia
- Adverse Consequences of Anemia
- Specimen Volumes Have Decreased Over Time
- Specimen Volume Reduction Initiatives at Mayo
- Specimen Minimum Volume (SMV) Definitions
- Automated Assay SMV
- Manual Assay SMV
- Locating Minimum Volume on the Test Catalog
- Specimen Minimum Volume
- Comparison to 5 Commercial Labs
- Specimen Volume Review
- 25-OH Vitamin D: Minimum Volume Requirements
- Specimen Required or Minimum Volume
- Specimen Required Field
- Minimum Volume Field
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