Use of haemolysis index to estimate potassium concentration in in-vitro haemolysed serum samples

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 877-879

  Shepherd, John ^a   Warner, Maria H ^a   Poon, Philip ^b   Kilpatrick, Eric S ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro haemolysis; Potassium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM;

EID: 33745210557     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.140     Document Type: Article

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