Pausing Heparin Drips for lab draw

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Rebekah Trules
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Pausing Heparin Drips for lab draw

Recently we have been getting push back from laboratory in regard to holding heparin drip for 15 minutes to obtain an Anti-Xa/aPTT lab due to preventing a "contaminated" specimen. I wanted to see if anyone else:

- holds heparin infusions for lab draw
- If there are any concrete studies that support not having to hold the heparin drip/flushing the line and only holding for 1-2 minutes.

I am concerned that we have been getting inaccurate results if lab has been pausing for 15 minutes. Thank you!

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