Pseudonormokalaemia caused by recentrifugation of blood samples after storage in gel-separator tubes

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-

  Hira, Kenji ^a,b,c   Aoki, Noriaki ^b   Fukui, Tsuguya ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Schull Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CENTRIFUGATION; CUSHING SYNDROME; GEL SEPARATOR TUBE; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LETTER; PHLEBOTOMY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDONORMOKALEMIA; REDUCTION; TUBE;

ARTIFACTS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CENTRIFUGATION; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842264943     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456304322664762     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Hira K, Ohtani Y, Rahman M, Noguchi Y, Shimbo T, Fukui T. Pseudohyperkalaemia caused by recentrifugation of blood samples after storage in gel separator tubes. Ann Clin Biochem 2001; 38: 386-90
2. Hira K, Shimbo T, Fukui T. High serum potassium concentrations after recentrifugation of stored blood specimens. N Engl J Med 2000; 343: 153-4