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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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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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Blood Collection Workload and Safety of Medical Technologists at Korean Hospitals
Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science, 2023 This study investigates the current situation of medical technologists for blood collection, which is considered the most important step for diagnosis. The survey enrolled 650 medical technologists working in hospitals and medical check centers in Busan,
Sung-Bae PARK +5 more
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Reliable measurement of plasma kinin peptides: Importance of preanalytical variables
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2022 Background The kallikrein‐kinin system is involved in many (patho)physiological processes and kinin peptides are considered potential clinical biomarkers.
Tanja Gangnus, Bjoern B. Burckhardt
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Preanalytical nonconformity management regarding primary tube mixing in Brazil [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2017 Background: The multifaceted clinical laboratory process is divided in three essential phases: the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phase. Problems emerging from the preanalytical phase are responsible for more than 60% of laboratory errors ...
Lima-Oliveira Gabriel +4 more
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Adrenal Vein Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism: A Pictorial Essay for Optimal Left-Side Sampling
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023 Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a curable cause of hypertension. Recent studies have revealed that the actual prevalence of PA is higher than previously recognized.
Gi Joo Kim +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Point-of-care testing is cost-effective, rapid, and could assist in avoiding hospital visits during a pandemic. However, they present some significant risks that current technologies cannot fully address.
Amelia Kung +5 more
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Blood specimen rejection rate in clinical laboratory: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Background: Clinical laboratory errors have a great impact on patient safety and treatment. Although specimen rejections result in longer turnaround times and increased health-care costs, different studies present inconsistent findings.
Solomon Getawa +3 more
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Preoperative fluid retention increases blood loss during major open abdominal surgery
Perioperative Medicine, 2017 Background Quantification of renal fluid conservation is possible by urine analysis, and the results can indicate dehydration. The present report sought to determine whether this fluid retention correlates with fluid requirements during major abdominal ...
Robert G. Hahn +2 more
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