The order of draw: Much ado about nothing?

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-55

  Indevuyst, C ^a   Schuermans, W ^a   Bailleul, E ^a   Meeus, P ^a  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Order of draw; Phlebotomy; Pre analytical variability; Sample collection; Sample quality

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK REDUCTION; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84921020414     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12230     Document Type: Article

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