Measurement of ionized calcium in canine blood samples collected in prefilled and self-filled heparinized syringes using the i-STAT point-of-care analyzer

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Tappin, Simon ^a,b   Rizzo, Francesca ^a   Dodkin, Steve ^a   Papasouliotis, Kostas ^a   Tasker, Séverine ^a   Murphy, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DICK WHITE REFERRALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine; Heparin; Instrumentation; Ionized calcium; Preanalytical variable

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CALCIUM; HEPARIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DOG; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; SYRINGE;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CALCIUM; DOGS; HEPARIN; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SYRINGES;

EID: 44449178744     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2008.00001.x     Document Type: Article

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