Influence of method of specimen collection on various preanalytical sample quality indicators in EDTA blood collected for cell counting |
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| Authors: | Tester F Ashavaid Sucheta P Dandekar S Khodaiji M H Ansari Adarsh Pal Singh |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Laboratory Medicine,P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center,Mahim, Mumbai,India;2.Department of Hematology,P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center,Mahim, Mumbai,India;3.Department of Biochemistry,Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital,Parel, Mumbai,India;4.Department of Pathology,Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital,Parel, Mumbai,India;5.BD Diagnostics — Preanalytical Systems, BD,Mumbai,India;6.Department of Laboratory Medicine,P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre,Mahim, Mumbai,India |
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| Abstract: | Improving specimen quality as well as healthcare worker (HCW) safety poses significant concerns for today’s laboratories.
With an increasing number of diagnostic tests requested, laboratory professionals are faced with challenges to reduce laboratory
errors, improve the quality of laboratory results to assure accurate diagnosis and implement initiatives to ensure healthcare
worker safety and minimize risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. A prior study conducted in 2008 reported that variations
in blood collection methods for clinical chemistry assays may affect overall specimen quality. As a follow up, the current
study assessed the quality of 22563 patient specimens for cell counting in EDTA blood collection tubes that were obtained
with needle and syringe collection (open) using either disposable tubes or re-washed glass vials or with an evacuated blood
collection system (closed). Based on the observations, the use of the evacuated blood collection system resulted in better
preanalytical specimen quality as compared with needle and syringe collection. The findings also showed an approximately 70-fold
reduction in the incidence of clotting as well as fewer instrument-generated flags using the evacuated collection system.
In addition, the use of an evacuated collection system for venous blood collection demonstrated lesser chance of blood exposure
to healthcare workers. |
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