Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2736-6588
ISSN: 2736-6588
Simke Demeester
Laboratory Hematology and Clinical Chemistry,
1090 Brussels
Belgium
Research Article
Stability of 21 Routine Chemistry Tests in the BD Barricor™ Tube and the Sarstedt S-Monovette® LH Tube up to 7 Days After Blood Collection
Author(s): Simke Demeester, Katrien Lanckmans, Peter Heyvaert, Ilse Weets and Manuella Martin
Simke Demeester, Katrien Lanckmans, Peter Heyvaert, Ilse Weets and Manuella Martin
Objectives: We compared the stability of 21 routine chemistry parameters (albumin, ALP, ALT, AST, bicarbonate, bilirubin, chloride, cholesterol, CK, GGT, glucose, HDL, LDH, creatinine, lipase, potassium, sodium, protein, transferrin, triglycerides, urea) in the BD Barricor™ lithium-heparin plasma tube, recently developed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, versus the S-Monovette® LH tube from Sarstedt, routinely used in the University Hospital Brussels of the Brussels Free University.
Methods: Forty paired plasma samples from healthy volunteers were analyzed on the Ortho VITROS 4600 Chemistry System up to 7 days after collection. Differences between tubes and over time were compared respecting the Ricos criteria.
Results: None of the parameters showed clinical significant differences between the tubes at baseline.. View More»