Factors reducing hemolysis rates in blood samples from the emergency department

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-158

  Munnix, Imke C A ^a   Schellart, Martien ^a   Gorissen, Cecile ^a   Kleinveld, Henne A ^a  

^a Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood sample; Emergency department; Hemolysis; Intravenous catheter

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POTASSIUM;

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD SAMPLING; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VEIN PUNCTURE; WORKLOAD;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 79953128931     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.012     Document Type: Letter

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