Incorrect order of draw of blood samples does not cause potassium EDTA sample contamination

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 136-138

  Cornes, Mike P ^a   Sulaiman, R A ^a   Whitehead, S J ^a   Othonos, N ^a   Ford, C ^a   Gama, R ^a,b  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CREATININE; EDETIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTAMINATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PHLEBOTOMY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE NEEDLE; VEIN PUNCTURE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; ARTIFACT; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFACTS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDETIC ACID; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMY; POTASSIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868655306     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2012.12069141     Document Type: Article

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