Blood from heparin tubes is an acceptable alternative to assess hematocrit determination

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2019 Sep 25;57(10):e269-e270. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2019-0112.
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Keywords: EDTA; hematocrit; heparin.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / blood
  • Blood Specimen Collection / methods*
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods*
  • Edetic Acid / blood
  • Edetic Acid / chemistry
  • Hematocrit / methods*
  • Heparin / blood
  • Heparin / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Specimen Handling / methods

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Heparin
  • Edetic Acid