Correction factors for estimating potassium concentrations in samples with in vitro hemolysis: A detriment to patient safety

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 960-966

  Mansour, Mai M H ^a   Azzazy, Hassan M E ^a   Kazmierczak, Steven C ^b  

^a The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FREEZE THAWING; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; OSMOSIS; PHLEBOTOMY;

HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 67049171210     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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