Delay in Specimen Processing-Major Source of Preanalytical Variation in Serum Electrolytes

Objective: To evaluate the stability of electrolytes in serum samples due to delay in analysis in a tertiary care government hospital in India, and the maximum time delay acceptable between sample centrifugation and analysis. Materials and Methods: We estimated serum electrolytes of 400 samples...

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Main Authors: Ankur Baruah, Parul Goyal, Saket Sinha, K L Ramesh, Rashmirasi Datta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5285/10150_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(SNAK)_PFA(NCAK)_PF2(PAG).pdf