FHIR IG analytics| Package | silfhirprofileig |
| Resource Type | ValueSet |
| Id | ValueSet-specimen-container.json |
| FHIR Version | R5 |
| Source | https://build.fhir.org/ig/savannahghi/sil_fhir_profile_ig/ValueSet-specimen-container.html |
| URL | https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-container |
| Version | 0.1.0 |
| Status | active |
| Date | 2026-10-02T07:33:51+00:00 |
| Name | SGHISpecimenContainer |
| Title | SGHI Specimen Container |
| Description | The container a sample is collected into. The collection screen offers the container the ordered test requires first, then the rest of this set. |
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| CodeSystem | ||
| silfhirprofileig#current | specimen-collection-codesystem | SGHI Specimen Collection Code System |
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Generated Narrative: ValueSet specimen-container
FHIR
FHIRsmithhttps://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. |
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"resourceType": "ValueSet",
"id": "specimen-container",
"text": {
"status": "extensions",
"div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
},
"url": "https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/ValueSet/specimen-container",
"version": "0.1.0",
"name": "SGHISpecimenContainer",
"title": "SGHI Specimen Container",
"status": "active",
"experimental": false,
"date": "2026-10-02T07:33:51+00:00",
"publisher": "Kathurima Kimathi",
"contact": [
{
"name": "Kathurima Kimathi",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "url",
"value": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathurima-kimathi/"
},
{
"system": "email",
"value": "kathurimakimathi415@gmail.com"
}
]
},
{
"name": "Oscar John",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "email",
"value": "oscarjohnotieno@gmail.com",
"use": "work"
}
]
},
{
"name": "Kennedy Omondi",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "email",
"value": "kennankole@gmail.com",
"use": "work"
}
]
}
],
"description": "The container a sample is collected into. The collection screen offers the container the ordered test requires first, then the rest of this set.",
"compose": {
"include": [
{
"system": "https://fhir.slade360.co.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/specimen-collection-codesystem",
"concept": [
{
"code": "edta-tube",
"display": "EDTA tube (purple top)"
},
{
"code": "sst-gel-tube",
"display": "SST gel tube (gold top)"
},
{
"code": "plain-tube",
"display": "Plain tube (red top)"
},
{
"code": "citrate-tube",
"display": "Sodium citrate tube (blue top)"
},
{
"code": "fluoride-oxalate-tube",
"display": "Fluoride oxalate tube (grey top)"
},
{
"code": "lithium-heparin-tube",
"display": "Lithium heparin tube (green top)"
},
{
"code": "blood-culture-aerobic",
"display": "Blood culture bottle (aerobic)"
},
{
"code": "blood-culture-anaerobic",
"display": "Blood culture bottle (anaerobic)"
},
{
"code": "sterile-universal-container",
"display": "Sterile universal container"
},
{
"code": "formalin-pot",
"display": "Formalin pot (10% neutral buffered)"
},
{
"code": "cytology-fixative-pot",
"display": "Cytology fixative pot"
},
{
"code": "amies-swab",
"display": "Transport swab (Amies medium)"
}
]
}
]
}
}