Heparinate but not serum tubes are susceptible to hemolysis by pneumatic tube transportation

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 785-789

  Pasqualetti, Sara ^a   Szoke, Dominika ^a   Panteghini, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

hemolysis; pneumatic tube transportation; sample type

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; HEPARIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LITHIUM; POTASSIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; HEMOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; PNEUMATIC TUBE; PNEUMATIC TUBE TRANSPORTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE; VEIN PUNCTURE; BLOOD; HUMAN;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HEMOLYSIS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LITHIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84966600760     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2015-0751     Document Type: Article

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