Sažetak Phlebotomy is one of the most complex medical procedures in the diagnosis,
management and treatment of patients in healthcare. Since laboratory test results are the …

Discard tubes have traditionally been obtained when drawing samples for coagulation
testing to avoid potential tissue factor activation of coagulation in the first tube that may lead …

We were interested to read the recent report from Raijmakers and colleagues 1 on the issue
of discard tubes for specialized coagulation testing. It is interesting that this report appeared …

Introduction The 'order of draw'has been advocated since 1982 to reduce the risk of cross‐
contaminating blood tubes with additives from a previously filled tube. Methods We studied …

Tissue thromboplastin may contaminate the first tube sample due to the trauma of the
venipuncture, and therefore, affect the accuracy of coagulation testing. This practice was …

Background: The selection and rejection of non-conforming coagulation specimens is
essential in safeguarding quality management in hemostasis laboratories that provide …

Uzorkovanje krvi složen je dijagnostički postupak. Kako se temeljem rezultata laboratorijskih
pretraga donosi oko 60-80% liječničkih odluka, svaka pogreška u postupku uzorkovanja krvi …

The activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) is the global test of the endogenous
coagulation and primarily dependent of the factors in the intrinsic system (factor XII …