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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 45, Issue 4-5, Pages 372-373Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.12.005
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Hemolysis; Lipaemia; Icterus; Preanalytical variability; Arterial blood gas analysis
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Objective: To assess prevalence of interference from hemolysis, lipaemia, icterus in arterial blood gas analysis (ABC). Design: Serum indices (SI) were assessed in the plasma of ABC samples over a 2-month period. Results: Out of a total of 478 ABG specimens, we identified 17 hemolyzed samples (4%), 52 (11%) with lipaemia, and 63 (13%) with icterus. Conclusion: Test results on a considerable number of ABC specimens might be unreliable due to presence of interference. (C) 2011 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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