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Collecting factors related to the haemolysis of blood specimens

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2008
Aim.  The purpose of the study is to explore the collecting factors for the haemolysis of the blood specimens in a regional hospital in South Taiwan.Background.  Blood collecting is one of the most common procedures used in hospital. However, it often faces the risk of haemolysis of blood specimens during laboratory testing and the specimens collected ...
Shang-Tao Chien   +3 more
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A comparison of venous blood gas analysis with paired specimens collected in syringes and evacuated blood collection tubes

Clinica Chimica Acta, 2020
Venous blood samples collected in evacuated blood collection tubes are generally not considered suitable for measurement of oxygenation status. However, whether pH, pCO2 and HCO3- results from venous blood samples collected in evacuated tubes are reliable remains unclear.Paired samples were collected from 38 healthy volunteers using two collection ...
Nga-Yeung Tang   +3 more
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Relief of Pain During Blood Specimen Collection in Pediatric Patients

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 2012
To investigate the effect of external cold and vibration stimulation via Buzzy on pain and anxiety levels of children during blood specimen collection.This study was a randomized controlled trial. The sample consisted of 120 children aged from 6 to 12 years undergoing phlebotomy.
Inal, Sevil, Kelleci, Meral
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Collection and Handling of Blood Specimens for Peptidomics

2011
Pre-analytical variables can alter the analysis of blood-derived samples. In particular sample collection and specimen preparation can alter the validity of results obtained by modern multiplex assays (e.g., LC-MS). Low-molecular-weight proteins (peptides) as products of proteolytic cleavage events exhibit a close connection to protease activity ...
Harald Tammen, Rüdiger Hess
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The Collection and Handling of the Blood Alcohol Specimen

American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1980
Proper collection, handling, and storage of the blood alcohol specimen are essential in medicolegal cases involving the question of sobriety. A standard operating procedure is necessary to ensure maximum reliability. Comments are offered on the advantages of using blood specimens in preference to urine or tissue specimens.
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Stability of Therapeutic Drug Measurement in Specimens Collected in VACUTAINER Plastic Blood-Collection Tubes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 1996
Recently Becton-Dickinson marketed a plastic serum-separator tube that uses the same serum-separator gel as the glass tubes. We studied the stability of therapeutic drugs stored in plastic tubes by comparing it with the stability of drugs stored in glass serum-separator tubes and plain red-top glass tubes.
Walter Blackwell   +2 more
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