Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL Plasma
Instructions Do not thaw
Transport Container 3.2% Sodium Citrate (light blue top tube) or Plastic screw vial (Plasma)
Transport Temperature Frozen, stable 1 month
Reject Criteria
- Received Room temperature;
- Hemolysis
Methodology Latex agglutination
Clinical Significance D-Dimer is one of the measurable activation by-products fibrin degradation within the fibrinolytic system. Quantitation of D-Dimer assesses fibrinolytic activation and intravascular thrombosis. D-Dimer is of particular value in excluding the diagnosis of venous thrombo-embolism among patients at high risk.