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What speed and time should the BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection tubes be spun at?

April 26, 2017BD blood collection speed spun time tubes vacutainer®

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What speed and time should the BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection tubes be spun at?

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All non-gel blood collection tubes, including those that contain heparin, EDTA and non-gel serum tubes can be centrifuged at ≤1300 RCF for 10 minutes. The BD Vacutainer® SST™ and PST™ gel tubes should be spun at room temperature at a speed of 1000 to 1300 RCF for 10 minutes in a swinging bucket centrifuge and 15 minutes in a fixed-angle centrifuge.