Thiopentone is a rapidly acting barbiturate, used intravenously for the induction of general anaesthesia, but may be used as the sole anaesthetic to maintain anaesthesia for short procedures with minimal painful stimuli. It has a short action of duration 3-8 minutes, however metabolism is slow – half-life 11 hrs. Clinical indication for request: Measured to ascertain therapeutic levels or investigate brain stem death.
Tube
02 (SE) – Serum No Gel
ID
Tests&Tubes0245
Additional Information
All requests must be discussed with the Duty Biochemist or on-call consultant prior to sending the sample. All samples must arrive in the lab within 12hrs of venepuncture. Clinical details must be provided i.e. therapeutic levels or brain stem death testing etc. Serum gel tubes are not suitable.
Turn Around
Turnaround time stated by Manchester: 24 h
Send to
Blood Sciences LGI
(Test referred to: Manchester, Oxford Road)
Contact
For further details please contact Ä¢¹½tvÊÓƵ Pathology customer services: [email protected].
Advice
Full information on all referred tests can be found on the referred tests information database, Q Pulse code: BSHC-REC-323.
Collection Con
Instructions to lab: Centrifuge sample, separate and freeze serum within 12h of collection. Serum gel tubes are not suitable. Minimum volume: 0.3 mL serum.
Sample REQ
Blood
Units
mg/L
ICE Code
THIP