{"id":18757,"date":"2025-09-21T11:33:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=18757"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:33:45","slug":"prothrombin-time-tube","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/product\/prothrombin-time-tube\/","title":{"rendered":"Prothrombin Time Tube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The blood collection tube shown is a PT (Prothrombin Time) tube, commonly used for blood coagulation tests. Its main characteristics are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tube Type:<\/strong> Evacuated blood collection tube, specifically a PT (Prothrombin Time) tube.<br \/>\n<strong>Anticoagulant:<\/strong> It contains a buffered sodium citrate solution, usually at a concentration of 3.2% or 3.8% (0.109 mol\/L or 0.129 mol\/L).<br \/>\n<strong>Mechanism of Action:<\/strong> Sodium citrate acts as an anticoagulant by chelating calcium ions, thereby inhibiting the blood coagulation cascade.<br \/>\n<strong>Collection Volume:<\/strong> A volume of 2.7 ml, which corresponds to the filling capacity of the tube.<br \/>\nBlood to Anticoagulant Ratio: The standard recommended ratio of blood to anticoagulant is 9:1 for coagulation tests. Use: Primarily used for blood coagulation studies, including prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT).<br \/>\n<strong>Cap Color:<\/strong> Blue cap is the standard color for tubes containing sodium citrate for coagulation tests.<br \/>\n<strong>Material:<\/strong> Available in glass or PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate).<br \/>\n<strong>Labeling Information:<\/strong> The label allows for the patient&#8217;s name (Name) and case number (Pat No), as well as batch information (Lot) and the expiration date (represented by the second date on the tube).<br \/>\n<strong>Certification:<\/strong> The &#8220;CE&#8221; mark indicates compliance with European health, safety, and environmental protection standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The blood collection tube shown is a PT (Prothrombin Time) tube, commonly used for blood coagulation tests. Its main characteristics are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tube Type:<\/strong> Evacuated blood collection tube, specifically a PT (Prothrombin Time) tube.<br \/>\n<strong>Anticoagulant:<\/strong> It contains a buffered sodium citrate solution, usually at a concentration of 3.2% or 3.8% (0.109 mol\/L or 0.129 mol\/L).<br \/>\n<strong>Mechanism of Action:<\/strong> Sodium citrate acts as an anticoagulant by chelating calcium ions, thereby inhibiting the blood coagulation cascade.<br \/>\n<strong>Collection Volume:<\/strong> A volume of 2.7 ml, which corresponds to the filling capacity of the tube.<br \/>\nBlood to Anticoagulant Ratio: The standard recommended ratio of blood to anticoagulant is 9:1 for coagulation tests. Use: Primarily used for blood coagulation studies, including prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT).<br \/>\n<strong>Cap Color:<\/strong> Blue cap is the standard color for tubes containing sodium citrate for coagulation tests.<br \/>\n<strong>Material:<\/strong> Available in glass or PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate).<br \/>\n<strong>Labeling Information:<\/strong> The label allows for the patient&#8217;s name (Name) and case number (Pat No), as well as batch information (Lot) and the expiration date (represented by the second date on the tube).<br \/>\n<strong>Certification:<\/strong> The &#8220;CE&#8221; mark indicates compliance with European health, safety, and environmental protection standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[167],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18757","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-consumables","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/18757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/18757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18759,"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/18757\/revisions\/18759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=18757"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=18757"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orickmedicosarl.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=18757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}