Coagulation

CLSI Publishes Guideline for the Collection, Transport, and Processing of Blood Specimens for Coagulation Assays

Published in Lab Business Week, March 2nd, 2008

The reliability and accuracy of coagulation test results depend upon a variety of variables, including anticoagulant volume and concentration, type of tube additive, duration and temperature of specimen storage, and surface of containers used for specimen collection and storage.

Because of the many variables that can affect coagulation test results, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI, formerly NCCLS) recently published an updated guideline, Collection, Transport, and Processing of Blood Specimens for Testing Plasma-Based Coagulation Assays and Molecular Hemostasis Assays; Approved Guideline--Fifth Edition (H21-A5), which provides procedures for...

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