Effect of Pneumatic Tube Delivery System Rate and Distance on Hemolysis of Blood Specimens

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-69

  Evliyaoǧlu, Osman ^a   Toprak, Gülten ^a   Tekin, Alicem ^a   Başarali, Mustafa Kemal ^a   Kilinç, Cumhur ^a   Çolpan, Leyla ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Length; Rate; Tube system

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; HEPARIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POTASSIUM; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84859201199     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21484     Document Type: Article

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