Development of simple equations for effective screening of spurious hemolysis in whole-blood specimens

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 253-258

  Lippi, G ^a   Pavesi, F ^a   Avanzini, P ^a   Chetta, F ^a   Aloe, R ^a   Pipitone, S ^a  

^a ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood; Errors; Hemolysis; Pre analytical variability

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPURIOUS HEMOLYSIS; SYRINGE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CELL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84924767580     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12277     Document Type: Article

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