An episode of increased hemolysis due to a defective pneumatic air tube delivery system

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1265-1269

  Ellis, Graham ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood chemical analysis; Blood specimen collection; Hemolysis; Humans; Laboratories, Hospital; Potassium blood; Reproducibility of results; Specimen handling; Transportation

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

AIR; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 67650732426     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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