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12661823

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
Blood-drawing tubes made from plastic containing K2EDTA as an anticoagulant are gaining widespread use in clinical hematology. We compared complete blood count parameters, reticulocyte counts, white blood cell differentials, and flagging rates obtained with Becton Dickinson Vacutainer K3EDTA glass tubes and Vacutainer K2EDTA Plus plastic tubes and found only slight discrepancies in the results obtained with the two tube types. Although some parameter values obtained with K3EDTA glass tubes were significantly lower than those obtained with K2EDTA plastic tubes, many of these differences could be explained by the known effects of the liquid K3EDTA anticoagulant. Flagging rates on an automated cell counter were identical for the two tube types. We conclude that the differences between results obtained with K3EDTA glass tubes versus K2EDTA plastic tubes are minimal and unlikely to be of any clinical significance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1080-2924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of glass K3EDTA versus plastic K2EDTA blood-drawing tubes for complete blood counts, reticulocyte counts, and white blood cell differentials.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study