Influence of spurious hemolysis on blood gas analysis

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1651-1654

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Fontana, Rossana ^a   Avanzini, Paola ^a   Sandei, Franca ^a   Ippolito, Luigi ^a  

^a ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

blood gas analysis; hemolysis; interference; preanalytical variability

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; INSULIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PH; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; TUBE; VENOUS BLOOD;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84882990512     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0802     Document Type: Article

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