The use of s-monovette is effective to reduce the burden of hemolysis in a large urban emergency department

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-72

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Bonelli, Patrizia ^a   Bonfanti, Laura ^b   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^b  

^a UO Diagnostica Ematochimica   (Italy)

^b ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood specimen collection; Catheter; Emergency department; Hemolysis; Preanalytical phase

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; DEVICES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84922496701     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2015.008     Document Type: Article

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