Open AccessDelay in Specimen Processing- Major Source of Preanalytical Variation in Serum Electrolytes
Author(s) -
Ankur Baruah,
Parul Goyal,
Saket Sinha,
K. Ramesh,
Rashmirasi Datta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10150.5285
Subject(s) - centrifugation , serum electrolytes , analyser , electrolyte , sample (material) , potassium , chromatography , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , medicine , organic chemistry , electrode
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.
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