Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute: CLSI Guidelines.

What is CLSI and why is it important to phlebotomy?

CLSI sets the standard for quality in medical laboratory testing. … By using CLSI standards, laboratorians can improve process quality, speed the development of standard operating procedures, and implement safer practices with greater ease and efficiency.

What is the CLSI order of draw?

The correct order of draw follows: Blood culture tube or bottle. Sodium citrate tube (eg, blue closure) Serum tubes, including those with clot activator and gels (eg, red, red-speckled, gold closures) Heparin tube with or without gel (eg, dark green, light green, speckled green closures)