Background: There is a need of prolonged stability of certain chemical analytes in lithium heparin tubes with separators. A new tube with a mechanical separator has recently been launched (Barricor (TM)), which according to the manufacturer may have these benefits. The aim of this study was to evaluate stability performance of this tube in comparison with plasma gel tubes under clinically realistic circumstances. Methods: Blood was collected in tubes containing lithium heparin with different separators; gel separator (Vacutainer (R) PST (TM), Becton Dickinson and Vacuette (R), Greiner bio-one) and mechanical separator (Vacutainer (R) Barricor (TM), Becton Dickinson). All tubes had an aspiration volume of 3 mL and were centrifuged at similar...
Introduction: Sample stability can be influenced by many different factors; evaporation and leakage ...
Introduction: Although centrifugation is performed in almost every blood sample, recommendations on ...
Serum separator tubes were introduced 35 years ago and were widely used in the clinical laboratory i...
Background: There is a need of prolonged stability of certain chemical analytes in lithium heparin t...
Introduction: Obtaining suitable results unaffected by pre- or postanalytical phases is pivotal for ...
Background: Venipuncture for the purpose of blood analysis is often performed at remote locations, a...
Introduction: The collected and shipped blood samples are exposed to a various extra-analytical fact...
BACKGROUND: Recently developed blood tubes with a barrier to provide plasma are becoming widespread....
Introduction: Although serum-providing blood tubes with a barrier are still widely used due to their...
International audienceBACKGROUND:Blood specimens are transported from clinical departments to the bi...
Introduction: Preanalytical variables account for most of laboratory errors. There is a wide range o...
In order to keep the turnaround time it is desirable to have few centrifugal programs and be able to...
In the past few years, because of providing a closed system that allowed for collection, transport, ...
Introduction: The aim was to evaluate the BD Barricor tubes by comparison with the BD Rapid Serum Tu...
Background: Provided that basic criteria are fulfilled, it is widely assumed that centrifuged gel tu...
Introduction: Sample stability can be influenced by many different factors; evaporation and leakage ...
Introduction: Although centrifugation is performed in almost every blood sample, recommendations on ...
Serum separator tubes were introduced 35 years ago and were widely used in the clinical laboratory i...
Background: There is a need of prolonged stability of certain chemical analytes in lithium heparin t...
Introduction: Obtaining suitable results unaffected by pre- or postanalytical phases is pivotal for ...
Background: Venipuncture for the purpose of blood analysis is often performed at remote locations, a...
Introduction: The collected and shipped blood samples are exposed to a various extra-analytical fact...
BACKGROUND: Recently developed blood tubes with a barrier to provide plasma are becoming widespread....
Introduction: Although serum-providing blood tubes with a barrier are still widely used due to their...
International audienceBACKGROUND:Blood specimens are transported from clinical departments to the bi...
Introduction: Preanalytical variables account for most of laboratory errors. There is a wide range o...
In order to keep the turnaround time it is desirable to have few centrifugal programs and be able to...
In the past few years, because of providing a closed system that allowed for collection, transport, ...
Introduction: The aim was to evaluate the BD Barricor tubes by comparison with the BD Rapid Serum Tu...
Background: Provided that basic criteria are fulfilled, it is widely assumed that centrifuged gel tu...
Introduction: Sample stability can be influenced by many different factors; evaporation and leakage ...
Introduction: Although centrifugation is performed in almost every blood sample, recommendations on ...
Serum separator tubes were introduced 35 years ago and were widely used in the clinical laboratory i...