Hospital visiting guidelines updated 20 July 2022: Hospital visitors must wear a surgical/medical paper mask. Fabric face coverings are no longer acceptable. See our COVID-19 pages for detailed information about hospital visiting guidelines, COVID-19 tests and care in the community advice. See www.vaccinatecanterburywestcoast.nz for information about vaccinations.
We are at ORANGE according to the NZ COVID-19 Protection Framework
Last updated:
9th April 2022
Kia whakahaumaru te whānau, me ngā iwi katoa – this is to keep everybody safe:
By sticking to the rules above, you help keep our patients, staff, other visitors and yourself safe. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as our staff work hard to protect and care for some of the most vulnerable in our community.
Exceptions to the ‘one visitor’ policy
Visiting patients with COVID-19
You must NOT visit the hospital if you
Exceptions for people with disabilities
An exception will be made for people with disabilities who are in hospital or have to attend an outpatient appointment – where they need a support person to access health services. For example, a sign language interpreter, support person for someone with a learning disability, or someone to assist with mobility. The support person is in addition to the one permitted visitor.
Everyone visiting our facilities must wear a mask, no exceptions
While we appreciate that some people have legitimate reasons for being exempt from wearing a mask and may even have an official card to confirm this, people who cannot or will not wear a mask cannot visit someone in hospital or attend hospital, other than to access healthcare. This is another measure to minimise the risk to vulnerable patients.
Patients and visitors should also read the additional more detailed visiting guidelines for each specific hospital.
More COVID-19 information
Lipids/Trace Metals
TPP
B1
Thiamine
Thiamine Pyrophosphate
Transketolase
3 weeks
3465
5
1
A 5 ml non gel heparin tube is the prefered sample type.
If other biochemistry is requested requiring a heparin specimen, please collect a separate tube for the vitamin B1
2
Frozen
2 mL whole blood, to be sent to Specialist lab urgently, via hoist (phone 80332). After hours prepare in Separating area as per protocol. Wash with NaCL, dil cells1/1with dist H2O and freeze.
Send frozen prepared haemolysed cells
Recommended Range >140 nmol/L
HPLC following production of fluorescent product
$68.02 (Exclusive of GST)
3465
The red blood cells must be washed, haemolysed and frozen before they are 4 hours old (post venipuncture). Samples for analysis of thiamine are prepared by washing the red cells with isotonic 0.9% saline, preparing a red cell lysate and freezing.
METHOD
1.Centrifuge the sample at 3000 rpm for 5 minutes.
2.After centrifugation use a pasteur pipette to remove and discard the plasma and buffy coat layer.
3.The red cells are washed by adding an equivalent volume of isotonic saline (9 g/L NaCl) and mixing thoroughly.
4.Centrifuge the sample at 3000 rpm for 5 min.
5.Label a plastic tube suitable for transport, with the patient surname and laboratory number.
6.After centrifugation use a pasteur pipette to remove the top saline layer and 1 mm of red cells. Discard, leaving behind the washed red cells.
7.To the labelled tube add 1 mL of washed packed red blood cells (RBC) from the middle of the washed cells.
8.Using the same pipette tip, draw up 1 mL of distilled water and add this to the cells in the labelled tube.
9.Stopper, mix thoroughly by rolling the haemolysate around the inside of the tube.
10.Place the tube inside a plastic bag and freeze.
When frozen, send to laboratory.