| Primary
Name |
Euglobulin
Clot Lysis Time |
| Synonym |
Euglobulin
Lysis |
| Synonym |
-- |
| Contraction |
ECLT |
| Contraction |
-- |
| Contraction |
-- |
| UAB
Procedure Number |
2500420 |
| CPT
Code |
85360 |
| Specimen |
Collect
one (1) blue-stopper tube (3.2% sodium citrate), filled to specified
volume. Do not underfill or overfill.
|
| Specimen
Management |
Centrifuge
blue-stopper tube within 1 hour of collection, separate
plasma and test or quick-freeze at -70°C. |
| Specimen
Accepted |
Daily
including weekends |
| Times
Available |
0730-1600;
deliver to lab by 0900 for same-day results |
| Test
Performed |
Monday-Friday |
| Available
Stat? |
Pathologist's
approval required. |
| Description |
The
ECLT is a clot-based test of the fibrinolytic system. A result less than
2 hours indicates an increase in fibrinolysis that could correlate with
bleeding. Prolonged results indicate inadequate fibrinolysis. |
| Reference
Interval |
2-6
hours |
| Critical
Value |
-- |
| Therapeutic
Range |
-- |
| Follow-up
Test |
Plasminogen
activity, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1, tissue plasminogen activator |
| Associated
With |
Venous
thrombosis |
| Associated
With |
Bleeding
disorders |
