Impact of underfilling heparinized collection tubes on ionized calcium measurements

Clin Chim Acta. 2020 Apr:503:233-235. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.11.017. Epub 2019 Nov 26.

Authors

Jack K Tung¹, Raffick A R Bowen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: rbowen@stanfordhealthcare.org.

PMID: 31782994
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.11.017

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Specimen Collection
Calcium / blood*
Disposable Equipment
Heparin*
Humans
Specimen Handling / methods
Specimen Handling / standards*

Substances

Heparin
Calcium