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Critical review and meta-analysis of spurious hemolysis in blood samples collected from intravenous catheters

2013; Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine; Linguagem: Inglês

10.11613/bm.2013.022

1846-7482

Giuseppe Lippi, Gianfranco Cervellin, Camilla Mattiuzzi,

Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

Background: A number of preanalytical activities strongly influence sample quality, especially those related to sample collection. Since blood drawing through intravenous catheters is reported as a potential source of erythrocyte injury, we performed a critical review and meta-analysis about the risk of catheter-related hemolysis.