Mixing of thawed coagulation samples prior to testing: Is any technique better than another?

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 1399-1401

  Lima Oliveira, Gabriel ^a   Adcock, Dorothy M ^b   Salvagno, Gian Luca ^a   Favaloro, Emmanuel J ^c   Lippi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Esoterix Inc   (United States)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood coagulation tests; Centrifugation; Freezing; Hemostasis; Pre analytical variability; Thawing investigative techniques

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MIXER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE; TUBE; BLOOD CLOTTING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84993945129     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.10.009     Document Type: Article

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