Management of refined and personalized newborn blood specimen collection [PDF]
Practical Laboratory MedicineBackground: Iatrogenic blood loss is an important cause of neonatal anemia. In this study, a spreadsheet tool was developed to reduce blood collection, providing a new idea for the prevention of iatrogenic blood loss in newborns.
Hui-Bin Huang +7 more
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Navigating preanalytical challenges: a real-world study on single-tube pneumatic tube systems [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyPurposePneumatic tube systems (PTS) accelerate the transport of samples in the laboratory but may lead to preanalytical hemolysis. Samples may rest before transport during busy times, but the effect on test accuracy is unclear.
Lisha Li +10 more
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Cardiac puncture blood collection as a practical and biosecure method for post-mortem pathogen detection in pigs [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceLive pig specimen collection can be time-consuming as it may require physical restraining. Non-invasive methods for live animals that don't involve blood spillage are available but some may present limitations of application or pathogen detection ...
Claudio Marcello Melini +3 more
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A Ten-Year Retrospective Review of Medical Records of Patients Admitted with Meningitis or Encephalitis at Five Hospitals in the United States Highlights the Potential for Under-Ascertainment of Invasive Meningococcal Disease [PDF]
PathogensLaboratory confirmation of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) relies on detection of Neisseria meningitidis in a biological specimen. Clinical management guidelines for patients presenting with signs and/or symptoms of meningitis and encephalitis ...
Julio Ramirez +11 more
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Effect of delayed sample draw after blood collection for haemoglobin test in South Korea
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Between April and May 2022, 10 healthy adult non-patients were recruited from Pusan National University Hospital. Venous blood drawn into a syringe was transferred into test tubes with a zero-to-45-minute delay.
Hyerim Kim, Jongmin Kim
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Background and objectivesTo investigate the application of intelligent puncture blood collection robots in anticoagulated blood specimens, the satisfaction of subjects with the two blood collection methods, and the feasibility of intelligent blood ...
Chong Wang +11 more
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Fasting state requirements for blood sampling: a survey of patients in Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
Medicinski Glasnik, 2021 Aim To explore patient’s awareness and appliance of the fasting state requirements for blood sampling. Methods This observational survey was performed at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Immunology Diagnostics, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, from
Damira Kadić +3 more
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Medicina, 2023 Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a second-generation platelet concentrate whose use in clinical practice has been widely disseminated. This has led to the development of several commercial protocols, creating great confusion as to the terminology and ...
Ángel-Orión Salgado-Peralvo +6 more
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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2022 Background: South Africa uses a courier network for transporting specimens to public laboratories. After the daily collection of specimens from the facility by the courier, patients not yet attended to are unlikely to receive same-day blood draws ...
Sarah J. Girdwood +9 more
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Pitfalls in Collecting Blood Specimens for Antibiotic Assay [PDF]
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1979 Obtaining blood samples for antibiotic analysis from intravenous lines through which the antibiotic had been administered was critically evaluated. Flushing volumes required to remove contaminating antibiotic varied with the type of antibiotic and with different plastics.
S, Sirinavin +2 more
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