Low volume tubes are not effective to reduce the rate of hemolyzed specimens from the emergency department

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 227-229

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Bonelli, Patrizia ^a   Graiani, Virna ^a   Caleffi, Catia ^a   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^a  

^a ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood collection; Catheter; Hemolysis; Low volume tube

Indexed keywords

BLOOD COLLECTION; CATHETER; HEMOLYSIS; LOW VOLUME TUBE;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84893775888     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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