Are TEG(®) results in healthy blood donors affected by the transport of blood samples in a pneumatic tube system?

Int J Lab Hematol. 2016 Aug;38(4):e73-6. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12494. Epub 2016 May 13.

Authors

A Espinosa¹, A Ruckert², J Navarro³, V Videm⁴, B V Sletta²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. aurora.espinosa@stolav.no.
² Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
³ Plant Radar Systems, Vestas, Oslo, Norway.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and technology, Trondheim, Norway.

PMID: 27174730
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12494

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Blood Donors
Blood Specimen Collection / methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Specimen Handling / methods
Specimen Handling / standards*
Thrombelastography / methods*
Transportation / methods