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For adults this is 3 days; for children 2 days and for neonates 7 days.
They must only have showers for the first 2 to 3 days after the operation.
You must do this twice a day for 14 days.
Some of your stitches will be taken out 7 to 10 days after your operation and the remaining ones a few days later.
Investigation for Actinomyces will take 10 - 14 days
Date of onset Lymphadenopathy Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 10 - 14 days
of pet ownership, e.g. parrots Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7–10 days
Sample Requirements Adult 5ml Gold-top SST tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube (Trust users only) Paediatric 1ml Serum Sample Turnaround Times 7 - 10 days
transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a National Reference Centre 10 - 14 days
or more The patient has been an in-patient in the Department of Critical Care (DCC) for more than 3 days The patient has been an in-patient for 3 days
transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a National Reference Centre 10 - 21 days
Turnaround time Typically tested twice a week so up to 4 days.
Turnaround time 5 days Note: patients are informed that their results will be available from their G.P. or consultant approximately 7 days after their
Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a National Reference Centre 7 days
In a small number of patients who required PN for more than 28 days, we trailed the use of a protective cleaning cap on the CVC.
We advise that you keep the site dry for the first 7 days after insertion.
Cardiff Turnaround Time Haemoglobin S solubility: 2 hours for urgent requests HPLC: 3 working days Add on requests will be accepted up to 7 days post
Following discharge, N=6 (8.2%) were re-admitted within 30 days (median time to first re-admission 19.1 days).