Pneumatic tube-transported blood samples in lithium heparinate gel separator tubes may be more susceptible to haemolysis than blood samples in serum tubes

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 599-602

  Böckel Frohnhöfer, Nicole ^a   Hübner, Ulrich ^a   Hummel, Björn ^a   Geisel, Jürgen ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALT; Creatine kinase; Creatine kinase MB; Haemolysis index; Laboratory analysis; Plasma; Pneumatic tube systems; Serum; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; LITHIUM; HEPARIN; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DEVICE; PNEUMATIC TUBE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; HEMOLYSIS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84911867396     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2014.921931     Document Type: Article

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