Flushing of an intravenous catheter: a cause for unreliable laboratory results

INTRODUCTION: Phlebotomy is an error-prone process in which mistakes are difficult to reveal. This case report describes the effect on laboratory results originating from a blood sample collected in close proximity to an intravenous catheter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 69-year-old male patient was ref...

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Autores principales: Hengeveld, Rutger C.C., Gerards, Maaike C., Olofsen, Bianca E., Ridderikhof, Milan L., Hakkenberg van Gaasbeek, Victor F.H.A., Leenhouts, Peter A., van Dongen-Lases, Edmée C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine 2019
Materias:
Preanalytical Mysteries
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6610670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31379463
http://dx.doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.031001

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