Lithium heparinised blood-collection tubes give falsely low albumin results with an automated bromcresol green method in haemodialysis patients

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-400

  Meng, Qing H ^a   Krahn, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albumin; Bromcresol green; Bromcresol purple; Haemodialysis; Heparin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BROMCRESOL PURPLE; BROMOCRESOL GREEN; LITHIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BROMCRESOL PURPLE METHOD; BROMOCRESOL GREEN METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNONEPHELOMETRIC ANALYSIS; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBE;

ALBUMINS; ARTIFACTS; AUTOMATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BROMCRESOL GREEN; BROMCRESOL PURPLE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LITHIUM; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 39849099555     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2008.079     Document Type: Article

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