Influence of temperature and time before centrifugation of specimens for routine coagulation testing

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 462-467

  Salvagno, G L ^a   Lippi, G ^a   Montagnana, M ^a   Franchini, M ^a   Poli, G ^a   Guidi, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coagulation testing; Storage condition; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CENTRIFUGATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TIME;

BLOOD COAGULATION; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 67651093816     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2008.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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