<status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2026-09-15T11:40:24+00:00"/> <publisher value="Kathurima Kimathi"/> <contact> <name value="Kathurima Kimathi"/> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathurima-kimathi/"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="kathurimakimathi415@gmail.com"/> </telecom> </contact> <contact> <name value="Oscar John"/> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="oscarjohnotieno@gmail.com"/> <use value="work"/> </telecom> </contact> <contact> <name value="Kennedy Omondi"/> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="kennankole@gmail.com"/> <use value="work"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="A code system enumerating the specimen collection concepts with no home in HL7 terminology: the containers a sample is collected into, and how the draw itself went."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <content value="complete"/> <count value="16"/> <concept> <code value="swab"/> <display value="Swab"/> <definition value="Material collected on a swab, whatever the site. The site is recorded on the specimen, not in this code."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="edta-tube"/> <display value="EDTA tube (purple top)"/> <definition value="Tube carrying potassium EDTA anticoagulant, used for haematology."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="sst-gel-tube"/> <display value="SST gel tube (gold top)"/> <definition value="Serum separator tube with a polymer gel barrier, used for most chemistry and serology."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="plain-tube"/> <display value="Plain tube (red top)"/> <definition value="Tube with no additive, letting the sample clot for serum."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="citrate-tube"/> <display value="Sodium citrate tube (blue top)"/> <definition value="Tube carrying buffered sodium citrate at a fixed blood-to-additive ratio, used for coagulation. Sensitive to a short draw."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="fluoride-oxalate-tube"/> <display value="Fluoride oxalate tube (grey top)"/> <definition value="Tube carrying sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate, which halts glycolysis for glucose and lactate."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="lithium-heparin-tube"/> <display value="Lithium heparin tube (green top)"/> <definition value="Tube carrying lithium heparin anticoagulant, used for plasma chemistry."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="blood-culture-aerobic"/> <display value="Blood culture bottle (aerobic)"/> <definition value="Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the presence of oxygen."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="blood-culture-anaerobic"/> <display value="Blood culture bottle (anaerobic)"/> <definition value="Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the absence of oxygen."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="sterile-universal-container"/> <display value="Sterile universal container"/> <definition value="A sterile screw-top pot for urine, stool, sputum and other unpreserved samples."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="formalin-pot"/> <display value="Formalin pot (10% neutral buffered)"/> <definition value="Pot pre-filled with 10% neutral buffered formalin, for tissue going to histopathology."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="cytology-fixative-pot"/> <display value="Cytology fixative pot"/> <definition value="Pot pre-filled with cytology fixative, for samples going to cytology."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="amies-swab"/> <display value="Transport swab (Amies medium)"/> <definition value="A swab in Amies transport medium, keeping organisms viable on the way to microbiology."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="clean-draw"/> <display value="Clean draw"/> <definition value="The draw went cleanly and the sample is fit for testing."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="difficult-draw"/> <display value="Difficult draw"/> <definition value="The draw needed more than one attempt or prolonged venous access. The sample stands, but results sensitive to a traumatic draw are read with it in mind."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="short-draw"/> <display value="Short draw, under volume"/> <definition value="The container was filled below its target volume. It matters most where the blood-to-additive ratio is fixed, as in a citrate tube."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem specimen-collection-codesystem

This case-sensitive code system https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
swab	Swab	Material collected on a swab, whatever the site. The site is recorded on the specimen, not in this code.
edta-tube	EDTA tube (purple top)	Tube carrying potassium EDTA anticoagulant, used for haematology.
sst-gel-tube	SST gel tube (gold top)	Serum separator tube with a polymer gel barrier, used for most chemistry and serology.
plain-tube	Plain tube (red top)	Tube with no additive, letting the sample clot for serum.
citrate-tube	Sodium citrate tube (blue top)	Tube carrying buffered sodium citrate at a fixed blood-to-additive ratio, used for coagulation. Sensitive to a short draw.
fluoride-oxalate-tube	Fluoride oxalate tube (grey top)	Tube carrying sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate, which halts glycolysis for glucose and lactate.
lithium-heparin-tube	Lithium heparin tube (green top)	Tube carrying lithium heparin anticoagulant, used for plasma chemistry.
blood-culture-aerobic	Blood culture bottle (aerobic)	Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the presence of oxygen.
blood-culture-anaerobic	Blood culture bottle (anaerobic)	Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the absence of oxygen.
sterile-universal-container	Sterile universal container	A sterile screw-top pot for urine, stool, sputum and other unpreserved samples.
formalin-pot	Formalin pot (10% neutral buffered)	Pot pre-filled with 10% neutral buffered formalin, for tissue going to histopathology.
cytology-fixative-pot	Cytology fixative pot	Pot pre-filled with cytology fixative, for samples going to cytology.
amies-swab	Transport swab (Amies medium)	A swab in Amies transport medium, keeping organisms viable on the way to microbiology.
clean-draw	Clean draw	The draw went cleanly and the sample is fit for testing.
difficult-draw	Difficult draw	The draw needed more than one attempt or prolonged venous access. The sample stands, but results sensitive to a traumatic draw are read with it in mind.
short-draw	Short draw, under volume	The container was filled below its target volume. It matters most where the blood-to-additive ratio is fixed, as in a citrate tube.