SGHI FHIR Profile Implementation Guide
0.1.0 - ci-build
SGHI FHIR Profile Implementation Guide, published by Kathurima Kimathi. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/savannahghi/sil_fhir_profile_ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-container | Version: 0.1.0 | |||
| Active as of 2026-09-15 | Computable Name: SGHISpecimenContainer | |||
The container a sample is collected into. The collection screen offers the container the ordered test requires first, then the rest of this set.
References
This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem version 📦0.1.0| Code | Display | Definition |
| 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. |
Expansion performed internally based on codesystem SGHI Specimen Collection Code System v0.1.0 (CodeSystem)
This value set contains 12 concepts
| System | Code | Display (en) | Definition | JSON | XML |
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | edta-tube | EDTA tube (purple top) | Tube carrying potassium EDTA anticoagulant, used for haematology. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | sst-gel-tube | SST gel tube (gold top) | Serum separator tube with a polymer gel barrier, used for most chemistry and serology. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | plain-tube | Plain tube (red top) | Tube with no additive, letting the sample clot for serum. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | 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. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | fluoride-oxalate-tube | Fluoride oxalate tube (grey top) | Tube carrying sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate, which halts glycolysis for glucose and lactate. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | lithium-heparin-tube | Lithium heparin tube (green top) | Tube carrying lithium heparin anticoagulant, used for plasma chemistry. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | blood-culture-aerobic | Blood culture bottle (aerobic) | Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the presence of oxygen. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | blood-culture-anaerobic | Blood culture bottle (anaerobic) | Culture bottle for organisms that grow in the absence of oxygen. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | sterile-universal-container | Sterile universal container | A sterile screw-top pot for urine, stool, sputum and other unpreserved samples. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | formalin-pot | Formalin pot (10% neutral buffered) | Pot pre-filled with 10% neutral buffered formalin, for tissue going to histopathology. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | cytology-fixative-pot | Cytology fixative pot | Pot pre-filled with cytology fixative, for samples going to cytology. | ||
https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem | amies-swab | Transport swab (Amies medium) | A swab in Amies transport medium, keeping organisms viable on the way to microbiology. |
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
| Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies |
| System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) |
| Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application |
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |