Procedures that do not require labs:
- Biliary tube check with exchange
- G - Tube exchange/ GJ tube exchange
- Nephrostomy tube exchange
- Temporary central line placement - non tunneled line
- Tubal catheterization
- RF greater saphenous vein ablation
Procedures that require labs:
| Procedures or Indication | Study Required | Min. days prior | Notes |
| All biopsies | platelets, PT/INR (bone bx add CBC within 30 days) | 60 | |
| adrenal/renal vein sampling | Creatinine | 60 | |
| angiography (includes peripheral/cerebral) | Platelets, PT/INR, PTT, BUN/Creatinine (cerebral Add CBC) | 30 | |
| non-liver bland embolization (includes UAE) | Platelets, PT/INR, PTT, BUN/Creatinine | 60 (was 30) | |
| liver embolization (chemo/Y90/bland) | CBC, electrolytes, BUN/Creatinine, PT/INR, PTT, Hepatic Function Panel | 14 | For chemo embo-labs ordered and drawn within 2 weeks prior per Associate providers - do not send these pt to the lab unless specifically ordered |
| cholangiogram (PTC) +/- drain | platelets, PT/INR, hepatic function panel (had CBC, BUN, Creat within 2 weeks) | 30 | |
| dialysis catheter placement / fistulogram | potassium | 7 | If not dialized within 7 days prior to procedure |
| discogram | PT/INR, platelets | 30 | |
| foreign body removal | platelets, PT/INR, creatinine | 60 | |
| G-tube/ GJ tube placement | platelets, PT/INR | 60 | |
| transhepatic portal venogram | platelets, PT/INR | 60 | |
| intravascular contrast media (EXCEPTION: dialysis pts) | BUN/creatinine | 30 | |
| IVC/SVC filter placement | if done by vascular: BUN/creat if done by IR: platelets, PTT, PT/INR, BUN/creat |
60
60 |
|
| mediport or tunneled catheter placement | platelets, PT/INR | 60 | |
| mediport removal | platelets, PT/INR | 60 | |
| new renal access nephrostomy tube +/- stent | platelets, PT/INR | 60 | |
| percutaneous drainage (include para, thora, chest tube, pleurx, tunneled abdominal catheter) | platelets, PT/INR | 60 | |
| radiofrequency ablation (RFA) liver/renal/lung | done with anesthesia | ||
| spinal arteriogram | CBC, PT/INR, PTT, BUN/creat | 60 | |
| synovial cyst aspiration/rupture | platelets, PT/INR | 60 | |
| TIPPS revision | CBC, BUN/CR, PT/INR/PTT, hepatic function panel |
14
30 |
|
| vascular agrams | BUN, serum creatinine | 60 | if not previously obtained by vascular surgery (check scanned documents) |
| venogram upper/lower | platelets BUN/creat, PT/INR |
60 30 |
|
| vertebroplasty | CBC, PTT,PT/INR | 30 | |
| Wada test | CBC, PT/INR, PTT, BUN/creat | 30 |